Capturing Hellebores close up.

Super photos Kate.

Hello Kate - lovely shots what a good idea - I must try that - if they turn out well I shall post them

Wow, what beautiful photos, thank you for sharing them with us.

Kate, these are smashing photos. Explain leaf detachment to me please.

I'm glad to be put into such elevated company, Kate! Your hellebores are very clean. I have spent some hours today cutting back stems but laying them aside rather than shredding them as they are still be used by the ladybirds etc. I still haven't finished de-leafing the hellebores!

Fab photos Kate.

Many thanks, Sheila :-)

Thanks so much, Jane! Pleased you like. I'd like to see your 'close up' pics, look forward to you posting! :-))

Aw, thank you, Xela!!! That's really lovely of you to say!

Shirley, I'm so pleased you like the pics!!! Thank you!!!!
I watched one of Carol Klein's programmes recently, it may have been a repeat, she cut all her hellebore leaves off completely when the plant was in bloom.

Ange, you are definitely in Carol's league here! ;-))
Thanks for the tip regarding the healthy leaves. I shall leave them aside once cut, for the insects as you mentioned 👍

Thanks kindly, Josee :-))

Great photo's Kate, lovely and sharp, they are quite interesting looking flowers, just a shame that you must physically turn most of them around to get a good look at them

captured in a very artistic fashion Kate

Thanks for that info. Kate ... I shall take a look at her advice.

Thank you, Davey, appreciate your message. Pleased you like my pics, you usually post really artistic captures. You're right about hellebores, they do have a dropping habit.

Thanks for a lovely compliment, Paul!

Thank you, Shirley! I was pleased that she was happy to chop the leaves off, I thought, if Carol thinks it's not a bad thing to do..then I will happily remove mine!

I shall do the same tomorrow ... weather permitting!

Gorgeous aren’t they? So photogenic. I always cut the leaves off m8 e when The buds are ready to open. But I leave any new foliage.

Thank you, Karen. I'm definitely continuing the leaf cutting advice each year.