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Snowdrops appear in late winter, blooming for months with delicate white flowers. Plant bulbs in fall, and they’ll return ...

Even just from Gaines's post, you can see that the hellebore blooms in a variety of colors. The beautiful pink petals from one of her plants look almost too delicate for the cold, winter months, and ...

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 ...

Bowers says that Redtwig Dogwood is a native plant that’s super hardy and looks amazing all year round, which is why it’s one ...

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 ...

There are so many new varieties of hellebores now available, and these plants make perfect gifts for gardeners. Some hellebores have the common name of Christmas rose because they bloom as early as ...

A huge hellebore plant arrived on my doorstep last month — mangled. It had suffered in transit, but I removed the broken leaves and planted it without much optimism. Within six weeks, however, it had ...

Every month has its special flower. Roses are spectacular in June, tulips in May, but for February it has to be the Lenten rose: hellebore. And thanks to inspired breeding, these winter beauties are ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. All round the year I have been picking fresh flowers from my garden. I do not have a heated greenhouse at home. Not a ...