The flowers remain on the plant for several months, even after the petals have fallen. The divided leaves rise on sturdy stems and may be serrated along the edges. Hellebore is resistant to deer ...

Two of my favorite spring plants, almost entirely based upon their progression from bud to leaf, are beech trees and false ...

You may know them by different names such as Lenten rose (Helleborus orientalis) or Christmas rose (Helleborus niger). Don’t let those common names fool you. Hellebores (Helleborus x hybridus) aren’t ...

I also recommend a bright yellow shrub called Kerria and low-growing perennial plants such as pulmonaria (lungwart) and the ...

Create a display of border plants that looks good for 12 months of the year. Our round up of 12 plants for a garden border ...

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw a push against the industrial revolution with gardens that favored traditional ...

The huge, plate-like flowers on this variety, the largest flowers in the trial, really stood out and showed off the advances in breeding for hellebores. It was a short and very compact plant, but the ...

Don’t wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul.”– Luther Burbank ...

Spring is here and the garden is calling! Everywhere colorful palettes can be seen such as Lenten rose (Helleborus orientalis ...

Only six years old at the time, I was at first put off by these garish plants. Such strange and vibrant flowers seemed out of place among the respectable beans, peppers, spinach, and other ...

Two of my favorite spring plants, almost entirely based upon their progression from bud to leaf, are beech trees and false hellebore (a common wetland plant). I was thinking about why they are so ...