Pacific Northwest Gardening: What's blooming in January?, 1 by

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Well, now I'm having trouble remembering if I have the Corsicans or the Stinky ones. I think I have a couple of both. Since they are evergreen, I'm putting them out front in the full sun area and letting them go. I wouldn't even mind if they grew in the gravel path, since it's quite wide. I have a Euphorbia rigida (I believe - the one in bloom) that gave me one or two little seedlings last year in the gravel on the edge of the path. I'm going to let it live there. If you have one that needs a home, Kayte, bring it on. I always have room for things that are evergreen.
A definite yes on the Sarcococca, if you're thinning it anyway. I wonder if I will live here long enough to see shrubs that need to be thinned. First they have to survive the winter.
Do they resent root disturbance?

Well, gravel is what I add to my soil to 'de-enrich' it. It's the best I can come up with, too. I add any kind of gravel or grit I can find.