The best back seat passengers

Hehehe Youve been flower shopping ;) Is that hellebore a little friend so the other 1s not lonely any more Janette?

You got it right this is to keep the lonely little hellebore company lol

Come on, Janette - what's the climber? Nice Hellebore.

Hi again Spritzhenry the climber is a Hydrangea I bought this one for my front garden I just hope it likes a shady spot

I bought one of these ( hydrangea petiolaris isn't it) in 2002, it was a bit smaller than yours. I have grown it on a north facing wall under the window of my lobby. It seemed to be slow growing for the first couple of years, I thought it was unhappy and that I hadn't given it what it needed, then it began to double its size each year. The year before last it produced one flower and last year it produced about five. Apparently this is their habit. I am looking forward to its display of flowers this summer.
Late last summer I took some cuttings, stood them in a sheltered spot in the garden ...... so far so good, I am hoping to succeed in clothing my partner's lobby in the same way.

Thanks for the imformation about the hydrangea Xela I now know I will be in for a bit of a wait for it to flower.Luckly it will be planted on a north facing wall at the front of my garden.Is,nt this a great place to get imformation,always someone with helpfull hints and tips thanks again