Not much of a looker, and kind of patchily bald in winter. But you plant winter honeysuckle for its scent, rather than its looks…
Read moreDay 35: Daphne bholua 'Limpsfield'
I think William Morris would have approved of the evergreen, Daphne bholua ‘Limpsfield’, seeing as how it manages to be both useful and beautiful…
Read moreDay 31: winter heliotrope
Okay – not the most attractive of flowers, I’ll admit. But, oh – the fragrance!
Read moreDay 28: Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn'
Winter-flowering plants are rightly held in high esteem – those with scent even more so…
Read moreDay 14: sarcococca
Throwing open the back door, I’m greeting by a rich, sweet scent…
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