Karen,
Here's my hellebore advice: Plant it, water it, it grows! LOL! In the right spot. Mine also are in a dry sunny spot. I dont think I have any "moist" spots in my yard! My hellebores are in a "shade garden" that isnt very shady at all, gets afternoon sun now that I lost 2 trees in the area.
I agree with Pistil that it's great to go to the nursery and buy one blooming so you can see first hand. I ordered my first hellebore as a fluke..it was on sale in the fall when i was ordering some clematis on sale also, from Bluestone. I mostly order spring deliveries from Bluestone, it just works that way (except for the clems/pink frost hellebore last fall). But looking at those pictures on line (Bstone), I can't help but want some more. And their sale prices are VERY enticing!!
This has been a terribly hot summer all around, and not all plants have done well. I wonder if that has something to do with the plants you've received from Bstone (either that or someone in shipping does not do quality control before they ship!?)
Pistil, GOOD to know that Plantdelights is a reliable place to buy from. I have looked at their site at times. I have heard nothing but great things about
If anyone has any suggestions for "different" shade plants, my hubby just cleared the woods behind our fence and moved the fence to the border of our property. I dont plan to go gung-ho in this area (I need his permission! HA HA cos I dug up as much lawn as I could in our backyard for my gardens thus far!) because I need to get a handle on my gardens I have so far...but I would love any seed suggestions for some shade plants I might not have/thought of.
THANKS ALL - have a wonderful Friday and weekend! (I'm sure I'll be back again), but gotta go out and get some fall planting done -- WINTER's COMING and those plants gotta get in the ground!
