Picotee-pink-edged, large flowers that look at you from a tall stem. Followed by marbled evergreen leaves. A sterile cultivar from Rodney Davey, it flowers prolifically as its energy is saved for flow

THIS WEEK AT GLEBE COTTAGE

For impossibly beautiful flowers that open in the depths of winter, look no further than the many astonishing forms of Camellia japonica , writes Charles Quest-Ritson

Erysimum Rysi Copper One of the definitions of a wallflower is that of a shy and awkward person with whom nobody wants to dance: I am sure we have all felt like that at some point in our adolescence.

Kari-Astri Davies considers a pair of double-flowered, golden-hued plants treasured by a 17th century botanist

The latest from Carol's beautiful cottage garden… plus her diary for the week!