Grooming Hellebores

I trimmed the old leaves from my three Hellebores located in a bed near the front door. They like the small amount of morning sun they get here. Their location partially under the eaves keeps the soil from getting too soggy.

Trimming the old leaves helps prevent the Botrytis fungus. It also allows us to better see the flowers, which appear in the winter.

Early iris

Some of my little rock garden iris are blooming.

The Daffodil Tete-a-Tete are just starting to bloom. If you don't have any, buy some in pots in the grocery store (or nursery) to enjoy some late winter bloom. After they finish blooming, plant the bulbs in a flower bed where you would like to see them next year.