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The pretty pink and highly scented Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ is just what's needed to lift the spirits at this time of year.
Photographed here in the Winter Garden against the backdrop of the Muniment Room. This beautiful cultivar was propagated by Alan Postill who worked for Hillier Nurseries in Hampshire for over 50 years. He named it after his wife Jaqueline.
Daphne bholua, also known as the Nepalese paper plant, belongs to the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae. In the wild it grows at altitudes of 1,700–3,500 m in the Himalayas and neighbouring mountain ranges, from Nepal to southern China. Hence it can withstand temperatures as low as -10 degrees. Any colder, athough resilient, the shrubs may lose their leaves. Daphnes are also resentful of root disturbance and thrive best when planted in permanent positions, as this specimen has for many years ❄️
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The magic of the Winter Garden ! Planting include

The magic of the Winter Garden !
Planting includes sweetly scented shrubs ; Sarcococca confusa (sweet box), Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill’, Lonicera x purpusii 'Winter Beauty' Chimonanthus praecox (wintersweet) plus a variety of hellebores beneath. The distinctive building at the bottom of the path is known as the Muniment Room.
Don't forget the Gardens reopen on 1st April ! For more information and updates please sign up to our Melbourne Hall Gardens website and we'll send you our next e- newsletter. 🌿
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Sunset from the Library Walk. Majestically silhoue

Sunset from the Library Walk. Majestically silhouetted here in the Gardens are the historic Lucombe oak (Quercus x crenata) and the giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum).
The latter is also known as the giant redwood or Wellingtonia. In the mid 1800s the large tree was introduced to Britain and was give the name Wellingtonia gigantea to commemorate the Duke of Wellington who died in 1852. Sadly the giant sequoia is now listed as an endangered species by the IUCN, (International Union for Conservation of Nature) with fewer than 80,000 trees remaining.
Looking on the brighter side
it won't be long until the dark days of winter pass and Spring arrives. The gardens open again in April and will reveal the glorious trees in the arboretum and new plantings that the gardeners have been working so hard to prepare. 2023 is looking like a spectacular year for the Gardens.
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The Winter Garden is now truly full of beauty. Thi

The Winter Garden is now truly full of beauty.
This is the very fragrant winter-flowering honeysuckle with the botanical name of Lonicera x purpusii 'Winter Beauty'.
Like the Wintersweet in the previous post, this honeysuckle competes, using it's sweet scent, to attract the attention of any pollinators they can. Most bees hibernate at this chilly time of year but some become disturbed and are then keen to find nectar to sustain them, so they are fair game to these robust winter loving shrubs !
It is known to be one of the very best winter flowering shrubs and has the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.
So it is ideal for growing in smaller gardens too. If you are tempted be sure to plant close to your door or on the edge of a path so you also reap the benefit of the scent.
According to the website of @ballyrobert , this cultivar was introduced in 1966 and bred by Peter Dummer, who also introduced Cotinus ‘Grace' amongst many other cultivars. The species, Lonicera x purpusii, is a cross between Lonicera fragrantissima and Lonicera standishii that arose spontaneously at Darmstadt Botanic Gardens in the 1923.
🐝Please note that the Gardens will reopen in April. In the meantime, if you haven't already, please sign up to our website to receive our free quarterly e-newsletter for more information.
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It's the time of year when our Winter Garden comes

It's the time of year when our Winter Garden comes to the fore. There are many winter-flowering shrubs in the border and gardeners, Nikki and David, paid particular attention to them in the autumn, giving them the nutrients they need from extra compost. This little yellow waxy flower belongs to the shrub known as Wintersweet, botanical name Chimonanthus praecox. Like many winter-flowering species, its scent is so strong that it carries for some distance. The fragrance is not specifically for our delight though, it's to guide in any pollinators that still on the wing. To win the most insects in winter, their flowers need to be perfumed with scent that travels and lingers. This is is why, nearly all winter-flowering plants choose scent over showiness. Small, robust flowers can stand up to the wind and rain much better than big, blowsy ones. Wintersweet is so determined to attract all the bees possible that it flowers on bare stems, so there’s no confusion on the flight path!
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It is a species of flowering plant in the genus Chimonanthus of the family Calycanthaceae, native to China.The plant is known as làméi (蠟梅) in Chinese. It is also grown in Iran, where it is called gol-e yakh (گل‌یخ) or "ice flower" in Persian. It can also be known as Japanese Allspice.
Whatever you want to call it, it is a joyful addition to our Winter Garden and we share the pleasure of it's deliciously spicy scent with it's busy pollinators.
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