WINTER BEAUTIES

TWO winter perennials will benefit from special care now. Lungwort, or pulmonaria

officinalis, has large, patterned leaves. When the first flowers open — any time now — remove any large, decaying leaves. Hepatica

nobilis also has beautifully-patterned leaves, and new flowers can open in late January. When buds begin to swell, snip away old leaves.