By Treetop
West Midlands,
United Kingdom 
Hi guys/girls, I have a little patch of earth triangular shape outside my front door. For the past 2/3 years, I have had lavender in it. But now the lavender is looking sick and I need a change. It is about two meters long at its widest point. I am looking to replace it with a single evergreen shrub, that flowers and has fragrance. Any tips will be welcome. I am getting rid of the old soil and putting fresh compost in.
22 Feb, 2020
Answers
Fabulous, I know of a local garden centre that sells these. I have several in my back garden never even gave that one a thought.
22 Feb, 2020
Take a look at Tea Olive. It's a tough, dense evergreen shrub (can be a small tree) with wonderfully fragrant flowers that will captivate you, inspire you, intoxicate you, intrigue you & sweep you away to lands unknown :). It's very popular in the Carolinas which have a climate similar to UK. Blooms when nothing else will. I've seen it in yellow, orange, white & cream. My friend Jim made a video about Tea Olive and he can tell you about it better than I can. So here is his video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxm_qNOINiU
22 Feb, 2020
Coronilla valentina glauca 'Citrina'. Perfect size for that spot! And can't be beaten for winter scent and pretty evergreen glaucous foliage.
22 Feb, 2020
The tea Olive is Osmanthus fragrans if that helps you track it down Treetop
22 Feb, 2020
It smells like jasmine or orange blossoms.
22 Feb, 2020
Thanks, folks..
22 Feb, 2020
I love Skimmia as they are evergreen with fragrant flowers in mid spring and if you buy a female variety or one of the self fertile ones you will get berries too.
22 Feb, 2020