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 ...

WHY PLANT IT: All sarcococca, also known as sweet box, are noted for their superb winter fragrance, which floats on the breeze in January and February. This intoxicating sweet vanilla perfume comes ...

For many gardeners, winter can be a bit of a dreary season, when the days are short and it's often too cold to build up much enthusiasm to get out into the yard. At this time of the year, it's far ...

Blowing the cobwebs away on winter walks or by pottering in the garden for an hour or two after the festive season can be all the richer if you can breathe in the rich scent of fragrant shrubs. If you ...

When you're shopping around for the perfect plants for your container garden, you may find yourself having to choose what you value most. Do you want an evergreen plant that offers privacy, ...

A shrub whose name says it all is the fragrant sweet box (Sarcococca ruscifolia). This shade-loving shrub has ovate, leathery, shiny dark-green leaves that are about 2½ inches long. Fragrant sweet box ...

Sweet box is a low-growing shrub that is especially welcome near the house in winter. It provides evergreen color and lovely white blooms with a sweet scent in late January and early February. (Marci ...

Clematis cirrhosa var. purpurascens 'Freckles' is an evergreen clematis suitable for hardiness zones 4-9. Its pendant flowers are creamy-white with dark pink markings – hence the name 'Freckles' – and ...

Winter, with its plunging temperatures and brief windows of daylight, can seem a world away from the warm and sunny gardening season. However, thanks to some particularly hardy plants, even the depths ...

Summers are getting hotter in much of the U.S., including our local environment. One way to counteract this change in climate is by planting trees to provide more shade in the summer months. But ...