Lovely surprise!

Oh Shirley! That's lovely! I brought one Hellebore Tutu, with me. It was a gift originally from Oliveoil...who seems to have disappeared from GoY. :-((

Dear little plant. Glad it gave you a nice surprise!

Julia, Oliveoil is Karen's Mum isn't she? I do seem to recall her saying she would be spending more time with the grandchildren, and less on GoY, some years ago. Just seen her last entry was in 2017!

Chris, I was so surprised to see it in bloom. It had been overshadowed by a Hebe which I have now cut back a fair bit.

Thanks K, I cannot even remember when or where I bought it, let alone planted it. Another senior moment . . . :o(

Wow, that is a beauty, what a summer surprise.

Siris, I know! How it has been flowering in the shade of a Hebe is anyone's guess!

Yes I do remember her saying she wouldn't be on GoY as much due to grandma duties ( I think a lot of us can relate to that) but as you point out nothing since 2017...that's an awful long time.
I also know she's Karen Frazers mum, but she's no longer on GoY and even on the other social media site she joined doesn't seem to have heard much from her.

A lovely delicate Helebore.

Thanks Josie ...

What a really lovely surprise too! The colours are really pretty, Shirley.

Thanks Kate ... I shall probably move it later in the year ... too well hidden where it is!

Oh I remember Olive Oil, she is Cottage Karen's mum. I used to love going on her page! They are lovely flowers Shirley! If you hadn't have said, I wouldn't have known it was a Hellebore

Rose, do you recall how Olive Oil's flower borders used to become wider as she was often cutting the turf paths back . . . I think there was just the width for a wheelbarrow to be pushed along!

I still can't think where I got this Hellebore from . . . :o(