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Article: Gardening: Coming to life in winter; Plants never fail to surprise you with their delicate scents and ability to brighten up a dull corner of the garden.(Features)
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- Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Article date:
- February 14, 2004
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Byline: Kirsty King
THE thing I love most about plants is their ability to surprise me.
Average looking shrubs produce unusual shaped blooms, herbaceous perennials surrender amazing looking flowers and evergreens can catch you off guard by creating delicate scented flowers that entice you to stop and take a deep breath.
Take witch hazels for example. Their thin, bare, upright stems in winter suddenly come to life with clusters of brightly coloured flowers.
The flowers are frost-resistant and have a delicate scent, which ...