Hellebores Late Winter Clean-Up - February 204
On the first of February (2 weeks ago today), I noticed the pink tips of the Hellebores had emerged from the mulch in their annual late Winter arrival. Those pink tips and buds were accompanied by the previous year's foliage - which persisted through the Winter. With the temps in the 40's yesterday after work, I decided to get out there to clean-up the foliage. Here, below, is the 'before' photo - with all of the green leaves on the plants: And, here below, is the 'after' photo. Looks like a messy pile of oak leaves laying on the ground. But, if you look closely, you'll notice some peeks of pink. I've left the leaves in place (for now) as a little bit of extra protection until we do a proper cleanup in the beds. Here, below, are a few more looks at this year's Hellebores being protected by Oak leaves. I considered a 'chop and drop' for the foliage - where I'd trim-off and then cut-down into smaller pieces the stems and leaves and