That was an informative video. I appreciate the perspective of a home gardener about her plants in her yard. I recently learned about hellebores from reading David Culp’s books -“The Layered Garden” and “A Year at Brandywine Cottage.” He began collecting hellebores; now he breeds hellebores. In fact, Brandywine hellebores are plants David Culp has developed. I highly recommend his books; the photos in the books are beautiful!

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion! Yes, I knew he was the breeder but didn't know he had books. :-)

Yeah if you have trouble with deal with the hostas use egg yolk and water it really works for the deer are used it for many years I have thirty guards out here in in memorial Park in New Kensington PA so try it I only have to do it one time so that's what makes it worthwhile I use three egg yolks in a large bottle just the egg yolk with water it really works thank you bye

They are a habit. I feel I want them all! Every season I find one or three I don't have. They are worth the money. Such an addition to the shade garden.

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!!!!

How I wish to have some of your Hellebores!!!! It's really difficult getting here in Minnesota:(

@24:21. This is exactly how my mom taught me to garden. Dig the hole, knock it around, fix it, add a handful. Plant. Water. Then watch. Love your style. Keep up the great work.

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I became a fan of hellebores just recently, they're stunning 🌸🌸🌸👍

I love Hellebore’s and there are so many beautiful ones with a beautiful price 😉 really glad the ones you spread out Jenny have done remarkably well 💕

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

Thank you for sharing good information have a lovely day🥰🥰🥰

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You too!

Cute outfit! I just bought my first hellebore and will be planting this week. Fingers crossed I get a bloom or two this spring!

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

I hope so too!

Hi Jenny! I've been wanting to add Helebores to my shade garden for awhile and just did so this Fall. I've admired them for years and now have planted 7, all different types, hoping for a big impact. Thanks for the informative video!

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds great! I bet they'll be lovely!

Great video, Thanks for sharing! Gardener Beware! Your hardy ivy and vinca on your great hillside will choke out your perennials and make great cover for voles. The beautiful hellebores won't last or reseed with the groundcover competition. I learned from experience. Still removing ivy and vinca from my flower beds. Many hostas have been lost ugh. I have over 100 hellebores at this point. Including that WOW series from Brecks. Single and double collections. My faves are any with mottled foliage. 'Pennys' Pink & Annas' Red etc and the double flowered WinterThrillers from the Marietas in Oregon. Double flowered black 'Onyx Odessey' is truly Wow! Good luck with yours!

@HollenbergR

3 ай бұрын

Are your Penny's Pink sterile, or do they drop seedlings?

@Braedensground

3 ай бұрын

@@HollenbergR I have not noticed any seedlings from my variagated leaved hellebores. Yet. my doubles have seeded but not yet flowered so not sure what I will get!

Thanks Jenny! After watching you I am going to amp up my Hellebore game!

Can't wait to see your hellebore in bloom. They tend to be known here as Christmas roses. They're not as expensive as all that and we can even pick them up in the supermarket. I actually got mine for one Euro in Lidl one winter because it was the end of shelf life and almost the end of plant life😨 they did need some reviving.

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! That's wonderful!

I am going to try those in a shaded area that I never know what to plant there. Great job. Thank you.❤🙏

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

Yes certain series of hellebores are pricey. We sell them for 22.00 and 26.00 but experienced gardeners don’t squirm at the price. They know the good ones are not regular perennial prices. I really love Molly’s white. It’s double and has this incredible mottled foliage

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds beautiful! It took me a long time to get into hellebores because of their price, and even now, I'm happy when I find them on sale. But I do understand the reason for the prices, and I also understand the allure!

On the hunt for more Lenton Roses to plant this fall/winter to add to my part-shade garden, good video!

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing!

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Timing on this was perfect, I just planted my first hellebores this fall. I'm so glad to have this information on when to expect blooms and your success with Brecks; I ordered 2 of the ones you're growing. I also got 2 of the wedding series. My only concern is did I plant them too close, I was surprised to see year 4 growth. Can't wait to see them 2022!

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

This was fantastic! Thanks for sharing. Just planting my first Hellebores this Fall. Love seeing all the sizes and in the garden beds, gives me great inspiration as to where I'll plant mine!

Did you say something? I wasn't listening after your adorable pooch made an appearance. 🐾

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

hahahaha!

Those are so beautiful!! I have some but would love more !!💕🌸

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely!! I want more too!!!!

i have just started this year they are eye watering expensive up to eight so far so thanks for your chat.

They are difficult to move, I moved one from pot to pot that was doing so well and I killed it, I was devastated because it was so pretty, but I will resume my collection this winter because I prefer to buy them lager and more mature however I will look at the online selections.

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, they don't like to be moved once they're larger. Sorry for your losses, but you have the right idea - get more! :-)

@fromseedtobloommedia9340

2 жыл бұрын

@@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden ❤️

Did you say they’re indestructible? Ha! 😂 You should see my garden center graveyard!

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Well, maybe not guaranteed indestructible. haha

Beautiful hellebores! There is a Pine Knot Hellobore Farm in Clarksville, Va so the tag may be from their farm. They just had a Fall Open House and have a spring Festival in early March. Check out their FB page.

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's where this type was bred. :-)

@cherylsanatore7631

2 жыл бұрын

I ordered from Pine Knot Farms after watching Jim Putnam from Hort Tube do a special with the breeder! Beautiful plants!

Thanks for making this video! I am just starting out with hellebores. It helps knowing how many years it takes for these plants to establish.

I just planted my second hellebores, it’s a dark purple. I don’t know the name off the top of my head. Can’t wait to see it bloom!

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Really, any hellebore is a pretty hellebore, right? :-)

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@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Mine are showing color now - December 2023. I have most of mine in containers.

Pine Knot is a nursery that specializes in hellabores they are located in Virginia

I'd love another hellebore video from you. I'm having trouble with mine. They wilt down to the ground frequently. If you could give tips on watering when first planted, etc. Do you trim the leaves off in spring? you only said you leave them in fall so I'm not sure.

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

6 ай бұрын

When the new growth starts to push up in mid-winter (now for mine here in Baltimore), that's when you cut off last year's growth. I don't do anything special to mine when I plant them. Some of them are on drip irrigation, others are not. They generally just exist and I don't have to do anything to them.

Your garden is beautiful!

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I don't have any. I'm want them now :)

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Oops, sorry. :-)

Very interesting & informative; thanks! A question about the ivy, which I know you've talked about in another video, but I can't remember exactly what you said: where I live (in Canada), ivy smothers everything around it, but it sounds like in your area the Hellebores have a chance to thrive alongside it. Do you know why there would be such a difference? Is it because it's a different variety of ivy? Sorry if this is a dumb question; it's just that the sight of ivy fills me with dread, LOL.

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not a fan of the ivy either, honestly. We have English ivy here, not sure if it's a specific cultivar or what, but it's invasive. I honestly don't know if the hellebores will withstand the pressure from the ivy, but they were free seedlings, so I figured why not try?

@jenniferhooks2454

2 жыл бұрын

@@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden I had English ivy to escape from a container I planted with the ivy as a spiller. Fortunately, I got it dug out before it ran wild. I have since learned it is on the noxious weed list. Ignorance is not always bliss.

@pattipostcard8489

2 жыл бұрын

@@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden It makes sense to give it a try, since they were free. Sometimes the best way to learn is by doing.

I wish we could grow them in zone 9.

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry. :-(

❤

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Beautiful plants but can't find them here in Central Texas I don't know why?

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

Жыл бұрын

Hmmm, might be too hot for them there, maybe?

I would like to try hellebores but I'm afraid my Morkie would munch on them. He likes to chew on mulch and leaves.

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Hmmm, maybe it's not a great idea, then, you're right. Although containers might work.

Thank you for video I’m wish you put slowly tag so we can take picker ., also wish you tell how much - you pay you-flowers and you bag of flowers tone.

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

Жыл бұрын

You can pause the video and take a screen shot or photo of the tag, if that helps. The hellebores are all varying prices, usually $15-30 each (I tend not to buy the pricey ones.). I don't recall the price of the flower tone.

So, is the bloom time directly related to the zone you’re in? I can’t imagine these blooming until at least March in zone 6.

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Most likely. A commenter who lives in France (zone 9) has them blooming at Christmas time. And only one of my types blooms that early, the others are Feb or March like expected.

So..... I have some hellebores but can’t enjoy the blooms because they face downward so bad. Are there any new varieties that face upward? I think I remember somewhere there are new ones that do but now can’t find that information.

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, there are new outward facing ones. I did a quick google search for "upright hellebore" and found this: northcoastgardening.com/2012/04/upright-hellebore-flowers/ Good luck!

@rphjacobs9197

2 жыл бұрын

@@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden thank you so much!!! 🥰😀

I just found you and subscribed to your channel but have a question about hellebores. I just received a pink frost hellebore not realizing it was a zone 5. I am a zone 4 so should I cover it when the weather gets really cold?

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure about that... they are evergreen so there should always be some stems/leaves visible. Maybe try planting it in a sheltered location, and/or, surround the stems and leaves with dried leaves over the winter? Good luck!

@idakayulrich

2 жыл бұрын

@@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden Thank you I’ll try the leaves 🍁 I really like your videos & your beautiful gardens!

I moved in the fall of 2021 and found that I had a mostly shaded garden. I planted my first 7 Hellebores (they are pretty cheap here). I now have purchased quite a few more. Home Depot had them for $6 each. My question: Have you had trouble with the Hellebore aphids? I have just been hit with them this Spring for the first time. Last Spring was quite cold and this Spring we are experiencing much hotter then normal temperatures. The underside of the leaves were just covered 🤢. I tried to use a hose and spray them off like you do with a rose, but these ones just crawled right back up! Help!

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

Жыл бұрын

No, we've not had that pest, thankfully. Sorry to hear.

I’ve tried two hellebore plants and they both have died on me. I think I’m going to give them a pass because as you said they are QUITE expensive and when they died it felt like I was flushing money down the toilet. Although it might be a bonus if I could find one that did multiply like crazy and I could keep it alive long enough for it to multiply like crazy. Are yours planted in any special kind of soil, and are they on a drip system? I forgot which you said multiplied like crazy? Thank you 🌺💚🙃

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Mine are in heavy clay soil, because that's what we have here. The Brandywine and the Pine Knot Select both send off volunteers. None are on drip. Good luck!

Where do you buy the large size plants in Maryland? I live south of you in Maryland and would love to find some plants locally.

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

Жыл бұрын

I've gotten most of my hellebores at Valley View Farms in northern Baltimore. I just bought one recently at Patuxent Nurseries in Bowie MD. Good luck!

How can we know if our hellabore plants will be a sterile variety or if we can look forward to a few newbies?

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure, but google might help? also, as the flowers are fading, those that set seeds will have swollen seed pods in the center of the flowers. Also, I've kind of deduced that trademarked varieties are probably (but maybe not all?) sterile, since they are vegetatively reproduced? But I'm not sure.

I bought 2 from Trader Joe’s recently 12/25/22 that are in full bloom - should I wait until they stop blooming to put them outside - later spring? I’m here in MD too?

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

Жыл бұрын

While hellebores are hardy during cold weather here in MD, if they were sold as a houseplant, I'd wait until spring to plant them out. These particular plants won't be adjusted to the cold temps here.

@terryhaines8830

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! That was what I was thinking. So glad to have found you, I look forward to watching your adventures!

You might need to remove the english ivy on that hillside because eventually it will choke out everything else and the hellebores will die off.

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

4 ай бұрын

Slowly but surely we are removing the invasives.

I just found you and you are so interesting. I also just subscribed. I love hellebores and purchased some this summer. I have repotted them into gallon containers and will plant next month. They are the orientalis royal heritage strain and I purchased from my local greenhouse. I am on a sand ridge and I am going to plant them on the east side with shade in the back ground. I have moles and I am concerned they might eat the roots. I heard someone say that shredded shale placed in the soil around the plant would keep moles away. Have you heard of this product and where I might purchase it? I am also going to add lots of composed cow manure in the hole when I plant. Do you have any other ideas that might help me on sand?

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Hello and welcome! Unfortunately I have NO IDEA how to garden in sand... I've only ever gardened in extreme clay... the polar opposite! I'm sorry I can't give you any tips. Good luck!

Jenny, do you ever try to root the cuttings when you do trim them?

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

I've not tried that! Have you?

How are your hellebores doing? Did all the colors come out as you expected?

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

They're doing ok... they're such slow growers! One color was not what I expected (dark plum instead of double pink/white), but otherwise, all good!

I love hellebores but you don't see them here

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

That's too bad!

@barbarapruitt3978

2 жыл бұрын

@@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden yes no lungwort either

Do you have any HGC Christmas rose?

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

Жыл бұрын

No, not yet.

@rspruill1422

Жыл бұрын

@@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden oh ok. I have one. Purchased jan2020. This winter is the 1st the leaves have turned brown😫. I’m 7a NJ.

The music is too loud! Love your hat though.

Where are you located?

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

4 ай бұрын

Baltimore, MD

They are pricey

@HarmonyHillsHomeandGarden

2 жыл бұрын

yes, but I think worth it in the end.