

| What a difference a month makes. After some bitter cold days, near zero degree nights, and a few snowfalls, It is starting to look a lot more like an old fashioned winter than it did in January. Many Hellebores and other plants that could survive the winter outdoors, are instead flourishing and blooming earlier by being in the Pit House where they are protected from the severest of the winter--an excellent idea. More plants are getting interesting in the Alpine House and, of course, the Conservatory is a wonderful retreat with its tender exotics in bloom. Continue. |