tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post1566962519216283934..comments2024-03-28T04:18:17.892-07:00Comments on The Outlaw Gardener: Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, February 2015outlawgardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-79005971108011083652015-03-16T17:13:41.742-07:002015-03-16T17:13:41.742-07:00You have lots of flowers going on, I'm still l...You have lots of flowers going on, I'm still lusting after your double hellebores, I haven't found a good buy on them yet. The Witch Hazel Diane is a great red color. I'm still waiting for Yuletide to bloom, great to see yours. The Grevillea Marshal is a lovely red too.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773149110503024929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-69700372293297066982015-03-15T22:07:04.339-07:002015-03-15T22:07:04.339-07:00Thanks for the advice, Pam!Thanks for the advice, Pam!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-64387406382508475642015-03-15T11:25:03.996-07:002015-03-15T11:25:03.996-07:00Beautiful hellebores! In answer to your question: ...Beautiful hellebores! In answer to your question: at the end of the winter I just cut off all the brown dead leaves. I apply some compost and that's all the care mine get for the whole year. It will be weeks before my blooms appear from under the snow. I linked to your hellebores on my blog today. P. xPam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-84063777603258399102015-02-18T00:30:31.277-08:002015-02-18T00:30:31.277-08:00The variegation seems not to have messed up the fl...The variegation seems not to have messed up the flowers on this one but the leaves are so beautiful that the flowers don't have the same impact as they would on a solid green plant. Still, with that foliage in the shade, who cares if the thing never blooms?outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-37739935025500093342015-02-18T00:28:53.351-08:002015-02-18T00:28:53.351-08:00Thank you, Angie! I agree, you would love some do...Thank you, Angie! I agree, you would love some doubles in your garden. Of course, I always think it's a good idea to buy more plants!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-43763416936190997812015-02-18T00:27:37.012-08:002015-02-18T00:27:37.012-08:00Hellebores are lovely both single and double and I...Hellebores are lovely both single and double and I hope you get a double soon to add to your collection! Yes, violets in the flower beds can be a disaster. I have some there and keep trying to get rid of them!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-5825825978207516642015-02-18T00:25:24.194-08:002015-02-18T00:25:24.194-08:00Thank you Chloris. I'm not an expert at all b...Thank you Chloris. I'm not an expert at all but love visiting nurseries year round and so many of them have lovely displays in the winter... I'm glad to know that Helleborus argutifolius flops for other gardeners as well. I thought I was doing something wrong. I'll stake it from now on!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-73337187144461004702015-02-16T09:39:55.967-08:002015-02-16T09:39:55.967-08:00Ah, so many lovely blooms! I'm impressed with ...Ah, so many lovely blooms! I'm impressed with 'Unico'. Sometimes variegation can mess up the flowers.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-45903230026263038762015-02-16T09:01:05.838-08:002015-02-16T09:01:05.838-08:00Wow, some very pretty blooms and your selection of...Wow, some very pretty blooms and your selection of Hellebores are lovely, each and every one. I don't have any doubles in my garden, I think I need to change that now. <br />Your garden is such a delight this February.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-84401288296306227172015-02-16T06:18:37.995-08:002015-02-16T06:18:37.995-08:00What a treat to see so much in bloom! I love all ...What a treat to see so much in bloom! I love all the double Hellebores. I have just the singles, but have wanted at least one double for some time. I do like violets, too, as long as they stay out of the garden:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-24156272326793422002015-02-16T03:06:17.303-08:002015-02-16T03:06:17.303-08:00What gorgeous things you have in flower. You are o...What gorgeous things you have in flower. You are obviously an expert at choosing lovely things to bloom at this season. You are ahead of us with your violets and Stachyurus coming into bloom. I am drooling over your wonderful hellebores. Gorgeous. <br />Helleborus argutifolius always flops. I stake it or it ends up looking awful.chlorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037607962980090244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-65755093189932181122015-02-16T03:06:04.432-08:002015-02-16T03:06:04.432-08:00What gorgeous things you have in flower. You are o...What gorgeous things you have in flower. You are obviously an expert at choosing lovely things to bloom at this season. You are ahead of us with your violets and Stachyurus coming into bloom. I am drooling over your wonderful hellebores. Gorgeous. <br />Helleborus argutifolius always flops. I stake it or it ends up looking awful.chlorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037607962980090244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-53875648101531764772015-02-15T22:24:01.565-08:002015-02-15T22:24:01.565-08:00A few years ago, I read Dan Hinkley's book abo...A few years ago, I read Dan Hinkley's book about ornamental plants for winter interest and made a point to include as many as I could. The winter color is sweet and reminds us that spring is just around the corner! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-18548509656171083632015-02-15T22:21:08.280-08:002015-02-15T22:21:08.280-08:00Because of our recent warm weather and mild winter...Because of our recent warm weather and mild winter, the garden thinks it's spring already. Unico was new to me this year. That foliage will look heavenly in a shady spot, won't it? Onyx Odyssey is worth finding!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-31541564923866423312015-02-15T21:50:46.625-08:002015-02-15T21:50:46.625-08:00I truly would like the violets to take over the la...I truly would like the violets to take over the lawn in front - beautiful and carefree ground cover! One of those chem lawn (or some such) outfits left a card on our porch telling us that they could get rid of the unwanted weeds they noticed in our lawn. They'd actually looked and made note of what they noticed (violets and moss.) I love lawn in some places but our little drop from the house to the sidewalk isn't one of them. I agree with you about hellebore flowers looking up but we can't have everything, right? outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-25081875159785063162015-02-15T21:15:41.297-08:002015-02-15T21:15:41.297-08:00I had one do this before and cut off all of the fl...I had one do this before and cut off all of the flopped over stuff and it died the next year. There's nothing trying to grow under there (maybe weeds) and since the new growth will cover the bare legs, maybe I'll just leave it. This also appeals to my lazy gardener side!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-56946923730292469682015-02-15T21:13:50.920-08:002015-02-15T21:13:50.920-08:00We've had a mild winter and unusually warm tem...We've had a mild winter and unusually warm temperatures the last couple of weeks making the plants think it's spring already. Hoping that we don't have a late season freeze as it would damage so many things! In the northern part of the state, they are worrying about having tulips still in bloom for their tulip festival in April. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-19237259494517091542015-02-15T20:57:35.015-08:002015-02-15T20:57:35.015-08:00Hellebores can become an addiction. Here there ar...Hellebores can become an addiction. Here there aren't as many cool things in bloom as there are in your climate this time of year so the hellebores really shine. The pictures were taken a week or so ago when there were rain droplets on everything. We're now having a nice dry spell. I'd hoped that the rain had found its way to you! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-3216672662867096032015-02-15T20:53:50.094-08:002015-02-15T20:53:50.094-08:00How would you and your husband feel about a long d...How would you and your husband feel about a long distance relationship? Seriously though, I bet that Pine Knot Farms has produced some spectacular Hellebores for your climate!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-36094052352454496502015-02-15T20:51:31.610-08:002015-02-15T20:51:31.610-08:00I concur! Hooray for the beginning of the gardenin...I concur! Hooray for the beginning of the gardening season. We've had such warm temperatures lately that it seems as if winter has simply passed us over. Fingers crossed that there aren't any late freezes!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-42405299293076663982015-02-15T20:29:47.649-08:002015-02-15T20:29:47.649-08:00Onyx Odyssey is pretty gorgeous. I saw some unnam...Onyx Odyssey is pretty gorgeous. I saw some unnamed red hellebores at Home depot yesterday that look like Anna's Red to me. 12.00 a gallon. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-11999341531550465332015-02-15T20:28:07.241-08:002015-02-15T20:28:07.241-08:00We are lucky that hellebores like this region so m...We are lucky that hellebores like this region so much. Camellias are such wonderful and tough plants!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-68795925513263550992015-02-15T20:27:02.365-08:002015-02-15T20:27:02.365-08:00That hellebore was new to me this spring & sin...That hellebore was new to me this spring & since the foliage was so beautiful, I had to bring it home. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-15811245712558118392015-02-15T20:26:06.109-08:002015-02-15T20:26:06.109-08:00Thank you!Thank you!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-8359281256954788022015-02-15T20:08:05.814-08:002015-02-15T20:08:05.814-08:00Thank you Lea! I love plants that bloom at this t...Thank you Lea! I love plants that bloom at this time of year with the promise of spring and summer to come! Happy GBBD to you!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.com