Recently I wrote about edgeworthia, a shrub with fragrant blooms in the winter. Although winter-blooming plants are rare, edgeworthia is far from the only one. In fact, this week we’ll look at Daphne ...

A plant's branches covered in snow with pink blossoms - Gabriele Grassl/Getty Images We all have faced this. When winter arrives, a lively garden often fades into lifeless dormancy and muted colors.

Winter drags on seemingly forever, but February can be sweet because of fragrant plants like winter daphne, hellebore and narcissus. As I stroll around mostly bare flower beds, I smell winter daphne ...

Just when you think you can’t stand another day of winter daphne makes her grand appearance. With her delicate flowers and strong scent, she can be a powerful seductress at a dreary time of year when ...

We all have faced this. When winter arrives, a lively garden often fades into lifeless dormancy and muted colors. It makes the winter months feel visually bare and stark. But it doesn't have to be ...