THIS WEEK AT GLEBE COTTAGE

Nicola Stocken takes a closer look at hellebores

Picotee-pink-edged, large flowers that look at you from a tall stem. Followed by marbled evergreen leaves. A sterile cultivar from Rodney Davey, it flowers prolifically as its energy is saved for flow

Formerly known as Dicentra spectabilis, bleeding heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis), is a Chinese plant bearing pink-red, heart-shaped flowers with white tips that hang from arching flower stems in late

Now spring is in sight, gorgeous plants herald a new season

Make these diminutive gems the highlight of your cold-season garden