Temperatures for the past few weeks have been mild here in my Zone 7 garden.  We have had a good bit of rain and I still need to groom and cut back lots of plants  before spring gets here.  So far, it appears that many plants are making an early appearance starting with snowdrops that bloomed back in December.  Hellebores are stars at the moment and I am beginning to see a few daffodils.  This is also a great year for Daphne odora and its various selections.  I am growing two right now, Daphne odora ‘Alba’ planted on a slight slope and Daphne odora ‘Aureo-marginata,’ a selection with white flowers in a container.  You can’t beat it for its fragrant flowers which are  sweet and lemony, all at once.  If you’ve ever grown daphne then you have probably grown it before.Â...

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