PERHAPS ALONG WITH viburnums, daphnes are one of those very few plants that could nearly furnish a garden all by themselves. These small to mid-sized shrubs, often evergreen and supremely fragrant, ...

I have killed more plants that I can count — and far more than I’ll ever admit. Which is why I’ve made it a point to stick with the easiest shrubs and perennials, rarely venturing outside my comfort ...

As drab and cold as it is outdoors, take heart — there is a spring flowering shrub with a beautiful citrus-like fragrance that is nearing bloom. Daphne odora, or winter daphne, is an evergreen shrub ...

Q: I recently lost my Daphne odora and want to replace it with another daphne (not to exceed 3 feet by 3 feet). What would you recommend? If you can make room for a slightly larger shrub, look for ...

Noted as the most fragrant Daphne ever, ‘Perfume Princess’ is a joy for the spring garden and is on offer here via You Garden. The largest, earliest flowers of any Daphne with its purple buds, open to ...

This column, at one point, was going to be about us finally finishing the two-year front porch project from hell. After all, we were down to the painting, and how long could that possibly take? The ...