Peter Dowdall: My pick of the scented winter-blooming bunch

Gardens should appeal to all the senses and fragrant plants blossom to the fore at this time of year

Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill' is an evergreen winter and spring-flowering plant whose blooms are intensely fragrant. File pictures

Winter recently made her presence felt with her icy grip on our gardens. Now, while all sensible gardeners will have, as I did, run for the indoors in search of nice warm jobs that needed to be done, the outdoors was truly beautiful to look at. And if you are any good with the camera or smartphone, you could get some wonderful images.

However, a garden should appeal to all the senses and not just be aesthetically pleasing, and many scented plants come to the fore in winter.