"The best gardeners are the greatest readers"

Helleborus niger 'Josef Lemper' bud

Early this morning, before it was even light out, I found my copy of Gardens in Winter by Elizabeth Lawrence (1961) for the sole purpose of looking up information on the Christmas Rose, Helleborus niger.

I like to look up information in books as a change of pace from the "fast food" information that is often what you get when you do an online search. 

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