"Rene Blom" wrote in message
...
Yes,

the flowers are hardy but the flowerbuds not, so it is advisable to
cut back
the leaves in februari and place some airy dry mulching around the
old
leaves.

Here in Holland the flowering of Helleborers is depending on the
kind of
winter. Some winters are to cold and there are just a few late
flowers left.



regards
Rene Blom

Rene,

Sorry, I don't agree with you. We had temperatures of minus 12 last
winter and our hellebores were marvellous. No damage at all and
superb flowering. I did nothing to protect the buds. I think that
is part of the joy of them.

Iris McCanna

"Rene Blom" wrote in message
...
Yes,

the flowers are hardy but the flowerbuds not, so it is advisable to
cut back
the leaves in februari and place some airy dry mulching around the
old
leaves.

Here in Holland the flowering of Helleborers is depending on the
kind of
winter. Some winters are to cold and there are just a few late
flowers left.



regards
Rene Blom

Rene,

Sorry, I don't agree with you. We had temperatures of minus 12 last
winter and our hellebores were marvellous. No damage at all and
superb flowering. I did nothing to protect the buds. I think that
is part of the joy of them.

Iris McCanna

"Rene Blom" wrote in message
...
Yes,

the flowers are hardy but the flowerbuds not, so it is advisable to
cut back
the leaves in februari and place some airy dry mulching around the
old
leaves.

Here in Holland the flowering of Helleborers is depending on the
kind of
winter. Some winters are to cold and there are just a few late
flowers left.



regards
Rene Blom

Rene,

Sorry, I don't agree with you. We had temperatures of minus 12 last
winter and our hellebores were marvellous. No damage at all and
superb flowering. I did nothing to protect the buds. I think that
is part of the joy of them.

Iris McCanna

Hello Krilb,
I have never protected my Hellebores and have suffered no frost damage thus
far. I garden on high ground on London clay.
Spider
Krilb wrote in message
...
Is it advisable to protect the new blooms, which are now coming up,
from frost using, say a leafy mulch?

We live in North london.

Hello Krilb,
I have never protected my Hellebores and have suffered no frost damage thus
far. I garden on high ground on London clay.
Spider
Krilb wrote in message
...
Is it advisable to protect the new blooms, which are now coming up,
from frost using, say a leafy mulch?

We live in North london.

Hello Krilb,
I have never protected my Hellebores and have suffered no frost damage thus
far. I garden on high ground on London clay.
Spider
Krilb wrote in message
...
Is it advisable to protect the new blooms, which are now coming up,
from frost using, say a leafy mulch?

We live in North london.

Hello Krilb,
I have never protected my Hellebores and have suffered no frost damage thus
far. I garden on high ground on London clay.
Spider
Krilb wrote in message
...
Is it advisable to protect the new blooms, which are now coming up,
from frost using, say a leafy mulch?

We live in North london.

In article ,
(Iris McCanna) wrote:

Sorry, I don't agree with you. We had temperatures of minus 12 last
winter and our hellebores were marvellous.

Winters are probably colder in Holland

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 23:34 +0000 (GMT), (Steve
Harris) wrote:

In article ,
(Iris McCanna) wrote:

Sorry, I don't agree with you. We had temperatures of minus 12 last
winter and our hellebores were marvellous.

Winters are probably colder in Holland

It depends on which part of the Netherlands you are comparing to which
part of the UK.
--
Martin

I think that the damaging of the flowers is most when we have a slow start
of the winter like now and the buds are coming and then a real winter with
15 degrees of frost.

I am growing hellebores since 10 jears and I think that 4 jears the flowers
were frozen or minimalised

Rene
http://members.home.nl/rene.blom/index.htm




"martin" schreef in bericht
...
On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 23:34 +0000 (GMT), (Steve
Harris) wrote:

In article ,
(Iris McCanna) wrote:

Sorry, I don't agree with you. We had temperatures of minus 12 last
winter and our hellebores were marvellous.

Winters are probably colder in Holland

It depends on which part of the Netherlands you are comparing to which
part of the UK.
--
Martin

On Thu, 1 Jan 2004 12:11:25 +0100, "Rene Blom"
wrote:

I think that the damaging of the flowers is most when we have a slow start
of the winter like now and the buds are coming and then a real winter with
15 degrees of frost.

I am growing hellebores since 10 years and I think that 4 years the flowers
were frozen or minimalised

It's snowing in ZH.
--
Martin

I think that the damaging of the flowers is most when we have a slow start
of the winter like now and the buds are coming and then a real winter with
15 degrees of frost.

I am growing hellebores since 10 jears and I think that 4 jears the flowers
were frozen or minimalised

Rene
http://members.home.nl/rene.blom/index.htm




"martin" schreef in bericht
...
On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 23:34 +0000 (GMT), (Steve
Harris) wrote:

In article ,
(Iris McCanna) wrote:

Sorry, I don't agree with you. We had temperatures of minus 12 last
winter and our hellebores were marvellous.

Winters are probably colder in Holland

It depends on which part of the Netherlands you are comparing to which
part of the UK.
--
Martin

On Thu, 1 Jan 2004 12:11:25 +0100, "Rene Blom"
wrote:

I think that the damaging of the flowers is most when we have a slow start
of the winter like now and the buds are coming and then a real winter with
15 degrees of frost.

I am growing hellebores since 10 years and I think that 4 years the flowers
were frozen or minimalised

It's snowing in ZH.
--
Martin

" Is it advisable to protect the new blooms, which are now coming up,
from frost using, say a leafy mulch?

We live in North london.
Here in Edinburgh they don't need protection.
Anne

" Is it advisable to protect the new blooms, which are now coming up,
from frost using, say a leafy mulch?

We live in North london.
Here in Edinburgh they don't need protection.
Anne