Jackie and John’s winter marvels
1 Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna ‘Purple Stem’, sweet box, an evergreen shrub. 2 Iris reticulata ‘Katharine Hodgkin’ is a distinctive hybrid. Flowers from January. 3 Viburnum bodnantense, a deciduous shrub bearing pink flowers from January. 4 Jasminum nudiflorum, winter jasmine, a fragrant shrub that flowers in midwinter. 5 Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus ‘Flore Pleno’, a double snowdrop, flowering from February. 6 Helleborus ericsmithii, hellebore, an evergreen with pink flowers, from February. 7 Bergenia cordifolia, elephants ears, spikes of pink flowers from February. 8 Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’, dogwood, with flame-coloured stems.