December might seem like the dullest month for fragrance hunters, but look a little closer and an unexpected world of scent emerges. With fungi fading and most summer and autumn blooms gone, it’s easy to think the air has turned silent. Cold weather even mutes the usual stars like gorse, whose pineapple-and-coconut sweetness can be hard to coax out. Yet winter specialists quietly take the stage: mahonias with their orange and lily-of-the-valley notes, honeysuckles and Abelias whispering honey, vanilla, and spice, and the powerful violet scent of wintersweet. Daphnes surprise with everything from heavenly sweetness to downright unpleasantness, while Sarcococca and witch hazels flood paths with perfume from metres away. Even shy wallflowers, Coronilla, and early bulbs reward the curious nose. Return on 11-Dec for the full story!
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