HI Joanie,

No offense, but I believe you meant to say “lower the pH” if you want to make the soil more acidic (pH 1-7).  Here in south eastern, we’re over limestone, with alkaline pH.  My hellebores are all over the place, but I’ve lost a number of plants that need a more acid pH.

Don

On May 16, 2019, at 9:18 AM, Joanie <a*@rewrite.hort.net> wrote:

Chris...could it be that your foundation contains lime and has altered the PH value? I have a garage wall that for 30 years has caused similar results. You could try some application that would raise the PH, although the generally takes a season or two to kick in. One I like is the Espoma soil acidifier.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0063ZDQ66/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Joanie

In a message dated 5/15/2019 4:15:19 PM Central Standard Time, 1*@rewrite.hort.net writes:

Wilting hellebores and declining hosta against the foundation aren't caused by foot traffic.