Struggling with a lack of sun in your garden? These shade-loving plants will liven up even the dullest outdoor space.

What: Although the flowers of Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna “Purple Stem” are not conspicuous, they have an impressively sweet scent in wintertime. The dark green, semi-glossy evergreen foliage is ...

Boy, was I in a bad mood walking to work today. Technology is so mean to me. In a past life, I must have been a computer tech who answered the phone for frustrated customers and made them 100 times ...

What: Few shrubs reach their peak in the middle of winter, but that is precisely when Sarcococca ruscifolia, commonly called fragrant sweetbox, begins to shine. Tiny white flowers hidden amongst its ...

The other day, I stepped inside a polytunnel and wanted to stay in there forever, certainly until some time in March. It was warm, compared with outside, and the air was full of the subtle, sweet ...

It is February, and our gardens are just beginning to wake up. In this unsettled time of year with regular frosts and frequent rain interspersed with brilliant sunny afternoons, many plants are still ...