Not many flowers bloom in the winter months in our area. Hellebore, commonly known as Lenten Rose, is one notable winter ...

With showy winter flowers in colors of red, pink, purple, white, or yellow, hellebores are among our most popular perennials ...

Every garden needs some hellebores. Not only do they bring beauty and colour to the winter garden; these long-lived perennials also satisfy early flying pollinators, including newly emerged bumblebee ...

Winter is a time when most plants in the garden are conserving their energy and you may not see a lot of color around. But there are some plants that are capable of blooming regardless, daring the ...

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 ...

Hellebores are pretty, easy to grow, deer- and vole-resistant, will take drought and neglect once established, and are long-lived. It is hard to imagine all these wonderful traits in a single ...

Q: I planted several hellebores with purple flowers last spring, and now they’re blooming. While each flower is pretty, they don’t show up much in the garden. Also, when I cut flowers to put in a vase ...

While some parts of the country are currently in a deep freeze, other regions of the U.S. are ready to begin the planting ...

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 ...

It’s no secret that this has been a challenging winter from a meteorological point of view. Area gardeners trying to stay ahead of the tropical fronts, polar vortex, record-shattering trends and ...

Last January flowers bloomed outside in a stone planter at the bottom of my front steps. I couldn’t believe it. If you remember, last winter was quite mild, but seeing the blooms outside in the cold ...

GARDENING fans are being urged to plant key flower bulbs this month to secure the “best-looking” spring displays, according to a leading horticulture expert. February marks the point when gardens ...