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Coronilla – best for winter scent

I love plants that flower in the winter, especially as so many of them have wonderful scent – and one of the best, but least known, is Coronilla valentina glauca. Producing clusters of small, pea-like flowers this shrubby plant is covered with bloom, usually from October to around March in my garden. And in some years it seems to .....

Coronilla – best for winter scent

I love plants that flower in the winter, especially as so many of them have wonderful scent – and one of the best, but least known, is Coronilla valentina glauca. Producing clusters of small, pea-like flowers this shrubby plant is covered with bloom, usually from October to around March in my garden. And in some years it seems to .....

Other seasonal plants to grow at home…

Take inspiration from some of the plants which David grows in his own house and garden.

Best alliums to grow

It often comes as a surprise to many gardeners that alliums are all members of the onion family and .....

Show time for tree peonies

With burgeoning flower buds getting ready to burst, late April and early May are show time for tree peonies. .....

Best daffodils for spring

As we go through March into April, I always reflect on the best daffodils for spring. It's a good .....

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