If you're in the Portland metro area these days (and probably elsewhere in the Pacific Northwest), don't miss the winter-blooming daphne. It's in all its sweet-smelling glory right now. So if you happen by one of these bushes, get close and take a good whiff. It's so good for your soul.

It's also o.k. to clip some blooms and bring them inside. These plants just get stronger when you do that.

So will you.