The Hellebore Bank

As you leave the Chalk Pit Garden you pass down to the Hellebore Bank. This at its best in March and April with many different forms of Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis) flowering with colours ranging from chocolate to pink and green.

Photos of Hellebores:

Hellebores - cream and white (744)

Hellebores - helleborus orientalis (photo credit Stewart Coombs) (744)

Hellebores - pink with rain drops and cream (744)

This area leads on to the Lower Rose Garden and Rose Garden and the Beech Wood.

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