If you have any shady areas in your gardens that don't look as nice as you'd like them, consider adding in some Hellebores (Helleborus x hybrids syn. Helleborus orientalis hybrids). These plants have ...

“I purchased a new home last winter and now am watching my garden come alive. There are some perennials with somewhat tattered leaves laying nearly flat on the ground that have flowers emerging from ...

Hellebores were once called Christmas or Lenten roses because of their winter and early spring bloom time. They also once were considered rare perennials, suitable only for garden connoisseurs. Times ...

Lenten roses get their ecclesiastical nickname from their growing season. It begins in winter and extends into spring, surrounding the season of Lent. While the long-lived plants add color to the ...

As time passes, groups of flowers come in and out of style or favor. Hydrangeas were popular in the 50’s but nothing much changed about them until new varieties suddenly were available. Now, they are ...

The calendar turned to spring last weekend but for Gini Cormier, spring arrives when her hellebores bloom. Just on time, they’ve opened in shades of white, green, pink, and purple around her Warwick ...

Hail to the hellebore! The second week of January may not give you a garden filled with flowers, but there is one perennial plant that is often blooming this week no matter what the weather. The ...

We have come to that point in winter when gardeners are itching. Itching to get outside and dig in the soil. Itching to plant something. Itching to see the first colors of spring. If only there were ...

It’s the first week of December and the coronavirus may be growing like ivy but indoor gardening remains a safe and healthy antidote to cabin fever and answer to creative gift giving. Local nurseries ...