February 2013 in the Northern Hemisphere

[Mavers]

Wouldn't it be wonderful to work at Ashwood growing all those lovely hellebores?

I would be in my element..............Hellebores, hepatica, galanthus & cyclamen 

[kalle-k.dk]

Our Adonis open the flowers today.

[ruweiss]

Maggi and Wim, thank you for the friendly comments and to
Gerrit E.'s link to these fine stand in Belgium.

[Mavers]

Fabulous adonis Karl!!

How do you grow them?

[kalle-k.dk]

In the garden I grow them on a raised place where the soil is acidic, well drained and in spring there is in full sun, in summer there is half shade. At the same place I grow Trillium, Anemone, Cypripedium, Arisaema and a few other who love that kind of soil and light.
In pots; I grow them in a very well drained peat and have them on a table in a frost-free greenhouse.

[WimB]

Our Adonis open the flowers today.

Wonderful plants, Karl! 

[Tim Ingram]

What a fascinating story from Anna Pavord about the marbled leaf hellebore and Lynda and Rodney's nursery; I only ever visited once many years ago and was intrigued by all the plants they were growing - a French nurseryman friend (Jean-Pierre Jolivot, Le Jardin d'en Face) named a purple-leaved Sedum for them I think. Great connections between nursery-people and such a wonderful gardening writer.

[Gert Hoek]

Our Adonis open the flowers today.

Beautifull  Karl

[kalle-k.dk]

Thank you Gert, Mavers and Wim

Three Adonis from today. All are from my greenhouse, in the garden they is just beginning to bloom.

[WimB]

Wonderful, Karl. 'Yamato' has always been one of my favourites!

[Gail]

They are so lovely Karl. Have you been importing from Japan?

[ian mcenery]

A couple from me
Gymnospermium albertii which never seems to get bigger and a snowdrop

[Gail]

I love the casual way you introduce "and a snowdrop" Ian. That is a gorgeous clump. I thought I had lost my Primrose Warburg but it was just late getting out of bed and is only now emerging.

[ian mcenery]

I love the casual way you introduce "and a snowdrop" Ian. That is a gorgeous clump. I thought I had lost my Primrose Warburg but it was just late getting out of bed and is only now emerging.

Hi Gail

Glad you liked Primrose. It is still a lovely snowdrop but most seem to be chasing "newer" variants. It's in my top 10 or maybe 5

Yours seems a little late I hope it's OK if not let me know and I can let you have a spare

[Gail]

That's very kind Ian but it seems fine, just slow. Ours is a cold garden, we're usually two weeks behind friends in Ipswich.