https://www.portlandgardendesign.com/garden-notes daily 0.75 2026-05-29 https://www.portlandgardendesign.com/garden-notes/a-case-for-pieris monthly 0.5 2026-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a0ca4fae87c77446eab0bd/4cfe9ac3-baab-47ef-8a35-a233d4476c06/Untitled+design+%281%29.png Garden Notes - the case for pieris - The Flowers Are Stunning Every spring, pieris produces cascading clusters of delicate bell-shaped flowers that look almost too perfect to be real. Not to mention the pollinators LOVE them. And who doesn’t want more hummingbirds in their yard? They're beautiful in the garden, but they're also beautiful in a vase. Long before I ever designed landscapes, I appreciated pieris for its value as a cut stem. We tend to look for cut flowers among the many perennial aisle at the garden store, but we really have an opportunity to branch out. 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She refused to come out and pose next to her plants because she thought I wanted to give her a bath. Her loss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a0ca4fae87c77446eab0bd/de955164-c954-430f-a22d-7b91a1a9e4fd/Hellebore+9.JPG Garden Notes - the case for hellebores - They bloom in winter Depending on the species/cultivar, they may bloom from fall into late spring and beyond. This brings much joy during the darkest, grayest depths of Portland winter. -I don’t know who she is but she pretty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a0ca4fae87c77446eab0bd/425e7a3a-03a0-4894-8cee-2c0e8e4da4c5/HELLEBORE+MERLOT Garden Notes - the case for hellebores - They are climate adapted Until recently, I rarely saw hellebore included on lists of plants for dry shade, so I have been shocked by how little water they require to stay healthy and happy in our dry season. -Helleborus × glandorfensis ‘Merlot’ looking fly next to dusty miller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68a0ca4fae87c77446eab0bd/a4195434-728d-43bb-8903-bb7de455c436/Helleborus+x+ballardiae+%27Pink+Frost%27.jpg Garden Notes - the case for hellebores - Evergreen foliage Many are evergreen or semi-evergreen (at least in our USDA zone 8b gardens). 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