Our native honeysuckle, Lonicera periclymenum, is now flowering in the woodlands and hedgerows. It’s a deciduous climber and is also known as woodbine, which describes its twining growth up trees.

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) shares some secrets on their website, ... Lonicera fragrantissima features cream-colored flowers and red berries, blooming from December to March.

Lonicera fragrantissima. Also referred to as winter-flowering honeysuckle or sweetest honeysuckle, ... According to the RHS: "This is a splendid, deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub, ...