The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Hellebores are some of the most exquisite perennial flowers in the garden. There are several different ...

Every garden needs some hellebores. Not only do they bring beauty and colour to the winter garden; these long-lived perennials also satisfy early flying pollinators, including newly emerged bumblebee ...

Gardening during the winter can be a dull task, leaving your garden to suffer as a result - but just because the weather doesn’t deliver, it doesn’t mean you should neglect your garden until Spring.

It’s no secret that this has been a challenging winter from a meteorological point of view. Area gardeners trying to stay ahead of the tropical fronts, polar vortex, record-shattering trends and ...

The third week of February is when everyone goes hellebore crazy. These winter-blooming perennials are popping up all over. If you don’t have a hellebore blooming on your porch or flowering in the ...

With autumn starting to crisp the morning air, winter is just around the corner. Although it will be a relief to be rid of the Valley heat, I also dread the drab days of winter fog. The one thing that ...

Winter is a time when most plants in the garden are conserving their energy and you may not see a lot of color around. But there are some plants that are capable of blooming regardless, daring the ...

Hellebores, commonly known as Christmas Roses or Lenten Roses, are an early herald of spring when their blossoms begin peeking through snow in late winter. What a lovely sight after a long, cold ...

The Hellebores blooming are my favorite sign of spring. But when the foliage gets really tattered it can really ruin the ...

Gardening during the winter can be a dull task, leaving your garden to suffer as a result - but just because the weather doesn’t deliver, it doesn’t mean you should neglect your garden until Spring.