Jasminum nudiflorum
winter jasmine
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: January to March
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Cheerful yellow flowers appear on bare stems in winter and early spring and really brighten up a dark, winter day. This vigorous climber is easy to grow and easy to train on wires or a trellis, but it looks just as attractive left to scramble freely over low walls. Bright green stems, even in winter, and dark green shoots add to the appeal of this lovely climber. Give it space to express itself and prune regularly. - Garden care: Prune back after flowering to strong buds or young lower branches. On older plants, cut back about a quarter of the old shoots to the base.
Helleborus niger
Christmas rose
Bowl-shaped, white flowers in the depths of winter
£8.99
1.3 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Cyclamen coum
sowbread
Pretty winter flowers
£6.99
9cm pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Hamamelis mollis
Chinese witch hazel
Spidery flowers with lovely winter fragrance
£29.99
3 litre pot - 40cm
within 2 weeks
Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
red-barked dogwood
Bright coral-red stems in winter
£9.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 weeks
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Jelena'
witch hazel
Flushed orange, scented flowers in winter
£24.99
3 litre pot - 40cm
available to order from summer 2013
March pruning of trees, shrubs and climbers
Use the following notes as a guide when pruning trees, shrubs and climbers in your garden during the month of March. I’ve included timely advice on Abeliophyllum, Artemesia, Brachyglottis, Brunfelsia, Buddleja, Ceanothus, Clematis, Colutea, Cotinus, Daphne, Eccremocarpus, Elsholtzia, ...
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The garden is at its most dormant right now, so it’s a good time to catch up on any pruning missed or forgotten since the autumn. If the weather isn’t favourable, you can leave it for a week or two,...
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Make February, surely the worst gardening month of all, bearable with these lemon flowers that cling to warm-green stems
Val Bourne - Garden Writer