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 ...

It can be quite a challenge to find interesting flowering plants to include in the winter garden. I think one of the most overlooked is the Sarcococca. This plant has three distinct attributes: It not ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q: On one of your shows you talked about the sweetbox. I planted one about two years ago and I loved it because it smelled so good. It was in bloom when I bought it and it has not bloomed since. What ...

SARCOCOCCA confusa, aptly named Christmas Box, but also known as Sweet Box are names so fitting this plant at this time of year when it is in full flower releasing the most pleasant sweet scent.

BRING an extra sparkle to your garden this Christmas and New Year with winter-flowering plants that will brighten up the dark winter months. Highly-scented shrubs, glossy evergreen leaves and striking ...

I NEVER know exactly when it’s going to happen but every January it’s the same: I walk past my neighbour’s front garden and there’s a glorious honey smell that conjures shafts of golden sunlight in my ...