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I bought a small jasmine plant at Schilliger Garden Center last June when I was tired of the cold weather we were having and the late start to the garden. I knew it was foolish to hope it would bloom in my too-cool Alpine garden at 1,100 metres, but there is a silly side to my gardening self.

I was right. It tried but never succeeded in doing much more than giving me one or two weak flowers. When the first frost came I thought I might as well bring it indoors and see if anything happened.

Here it is – it waited for Christmas Day to surprise me with wonderfully scented white flowers, with many more on the way. And just outside, behind it in this white on white scene, is a pile of good crisp snow. When the morning sun streaks in, the contrast is very cheering.

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