Helleborus The cure for deer fatigue
Suburban gardeners and designers are tired of planting beautiful borders, only to find that the local deer herd considers them their personal salad bar.
That’s one reason wise gardeners call Helleborus the perfect perennial: Bambi won’t touch it. But “Lenten rose” wasn’t named a Perennial Plant of the Year just for that negative positive. Here are some of its other virtues: