Hellebore hybrids

November is the time to cut the leaves off your Hellebores.

The flowers will show up better as well as dead and possibly diseased leaves
being removed from the plant. It will only be a matter of weeks before the
flowers are bringing welcoming new colours to the winter garden.

If cutting garden flowers into the house is your thing, then Hellebore's can
be a little difficult. The flower heads will quickly drop and turn your
beautiful bunch of flowers into something only fit for the bin.

Cutting the stalks off and floating the heads in a bowl of water is not only
successful but attractive too.

Anne Tweddle