What: Oriental hybrid hellebores, with the common name Lenten rose, are a sure-cure for the winter doldrums. In Puget Sound, they typically come into bloom in January, and the flowers last until May.

Lenten rose (Helleborus × hybridus), also known as hellebore, isn’t actually a rose at all. It’s part of the buttercup family! The name comes from the fact that it usually blooms around Lent, though ...

These unique perennials are one of the very first plants to bloom in early spring, or even late winter, ushering in the new gardening season. They begin blooming well before tulips and daffodils and ...

The week of Feb. 16 dawned cold, bleak, and dreary and pretty much continued that way. The air was cold, being punctuated only occasionally with rays of sun. The days seemed gray and dismal. When ...