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haphazard way! I think the time to remove the older foliage is in the late winter as the flowers begin to show. Then you can take off a few more leaves during the spring as new ones grow to replace them. I only discovered hellebores by accident a few years

Hi, I'm planting up a shady bank and it's time to think about some hellebores - has anyone any particular favourites they would recommend? Hey dovefromabove, just commented about astrantias and notice your post re hellebores. I grow some 30 or 40

to incorporate hellebores and hostas. The plants really complement each other and the hellebores make me smile every time I see the beautiful variety of the blooms. Oh how I agree. Hellebores are a joy to grow. Obliging,satisfying and very beautiful. Be patient

.................... ... ...? Age doesn't usually stop a hellebore flowering in my experience. What are its growing conditions. Perhaps it's sulking about something. Heavy clay, too dry, too wet, too anything else. Can't say I've found them particularly fussy though.  Some of my

Hi. I have just found out that my mystery spike leaf plant is infact a stinking hellebore. Advice and hints please. How do I keep it tight, neat and tidy. the lady who gave it to me had many but they were leggy and in attractive with dead bits

You would not think from seeing the wonderful display our hellebores are putting on in the Bristol Botanic Garden that they once had the dreaded blight. We volunteers spent hours cutting away every leaf and flower that had even a tiny spot on them

with low-growing stems can be propagated by layering, such as honeysuckle, mock orange (Philadelphus), rhododendron, magnolia and forsythiaDig up and divide clumps of winter aconitesPlant new shrubs and hardy perennialsCut away old foliage on Christmas

display.Fill the remaining corners with the three hellebores, and push more compost into any gaps.Water the plants in well and stand in a sheltered spot. Make sure the compost doesn't dry out in winter winds.AdamTransplant the hellebores and carex

finished the cleaning so will be heading out there soon. Lotso f tidying to do Hello, I'm excited about the new growing season too. A lot of the beds have now been cleared of weeds and dead plants, others have been cut back and there are lots of spring

, will they grow much bigger do you think? I suppose they are about 25cm tall right now in flower. However they were in pots until recently and could have been for some time.Thanks again Number 3 looks like a Sidalcea I think. Number 4 looks like a Stinking