PLANT FOCUS
Fruitful Marriage Compact evergreen skimmias provide year-round interest and fragrant spring flowers. But for heaps of glossy berries at Christmas, be sure to plant male and female plants together
WORDS CLARE FOGGETT
PHOTOGRAPHS DIANNA JAZWINSKI
The clustered buds of Skimmia japonica ‘Rubella’ open to reveal pretty, pinkish-white flowers in spring. JANUARY 2022 THE ENGLISH GARDEN 77
