The last weekend in February was the annual Hellebore Day at Bosvigo Gardens in Truro. As regular readers will know this is a bit of a pilgrimage for us - a great motivational kick start to the gardening year. This year didn't disappoint!
My favourite Hellebore...
All of the hellebores are created by the patient crossing and breeding of the garden owner, Wendy, and so are always labelled Bosvigo single or Bosvigo double. They are not registered varieties but they are oh so beautiful none-the-less. They grow very well and keep to their characteristics perfectly. Hellebores cross quite easily and sometimes the crosses, although strong, can be slightly dull colours and swamp the more glamorous parents. I have bought *ahem* 'a number' of Bosvigo Hellebores over the last 10 years and they are all going strong and look as lovely as ever.
I am annually inspired by the Hamamelis or Witchhazels too.
This year will be the year I add one to my garden - I am determined!
I particularly like the Marmalade colours, with their dark red flower bases - although they appear to be less strongly scented so now I'm wavering again.
The darkest of black metallic Hellebores which reflects the sun to look almost grey, with that lime green centre - gorgeous!
This year was also a very good year for Epimediums.
There are often a few but this year they were stunning and abundant (although they are hard to photograph as the slightest breeze makes their delicate flowers dance like mad).
Beautiful, oriental flower forms in subtle colours suspended above a mound of comparatively ordinary leaves.
A double white Hellebore, tall and elegant...
and underneath everything drifts of Pushkinia...
Snowdrops still going strong...
and lots of other pretty underplanting.
Anemones and Primroses.
Stately Euphorbia flowers - another stunning flower form and colour combination...
and a striking truest blue Pulmonaria.
And behind the house the usual sunny bank spotted with Crocus and naturalised Daffodils...
worshipping the sun.
And then this beautiful mystery! It's new one on me - does anyone know what it is?
I'll be researching it but any suggestions would be gratefully received.
(my Mum will know, or my Aunt. If they can't help I'm all at sea!!)
Right, now it's time to get out into our gardens, inspired and rejuvenated - there's certainly no shortage of things to be done!
If only this howling gale would stop...
oh, and the rain!
xxx
Here are some links to other Bosvigo visits.
