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Valentine's Day

DampGardenManDampGardenMan Posts: 1,054
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I've been told in the past that you should cut off last year's leaves from hellebores on Valentine's Day. But I do worry about what would be feeding them, as they're flowering their little socks off, if this year's leaves have yet to really get going.

So, should I chop away and then go out for a nice meal? Or just go out for the meal?
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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I’ve already cut mine off, I think they spoil the new flowers.
    cut them off,then take Mrs/Mr off for a nice meal. 😀😀
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Cut them off, then go for the meal  <3
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    I've already cut mine off as well. Have a nice meal!
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • Hampshire_HogHampshire_Hog Posts: 1,089
    I don't have any but I will take the advice and have a meal and just a glass or two of wine if that's OK? 🥴🍷🍷🥴

    "You don't stop gardening because you get old, you get old because you stop gardening." - The Hampshire Hog
  • DampGardenManDampGardenMan Posts: 1,054
    Hampshire_Hog said:
    I don't have any but I will take the advice and have a meal and just a glass or two of wine if that's OK? 🥴🍷🍷🥴
    Nope <shakes head> Can't have a meal or a drink unless you've cut some leaves off ... not sure if it's one glass per leaf mind you!
  • Helen P3Helen P3 Posts: 1,152
    DGM, it's Valentine's.  Forget the hellebores.  Remember...the wine!


    or even

    ;)


  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    It's got to be wine, meal with wine and brandy after! Or if you wish even a cocktail first then wine....  maybe garden can wait.😈
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    I would get OH to remove the leaves, leaving me to drink the wine. :)
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    One leaf per glass sounds ok, I’ll see you all next week! 😀 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Don't forget the painkillers Lyn  :)
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