Bobert, How are those hellebores doing? I love them, but don't have a good place for them--only have one and it is surviving but not thriving. All my diciduous shade has kids and dogs running through it, so mine is under the drip line of a very old, dense burford holly where it gets barely enough winter sun to bloom. Several friends have big, beautiful stands of them.

The yards around are full of violets (I love the white ones and the little dogtooth violets), common speedwell, purple dead-nettle and henbit. The redbuds and dogwoods are ready to pop open. The light in the new green on misty, drizzly days is just incredible!

The grass doesn't need mowed--but the chickweed and creasies sure do!

Janie