Gardening That Makes "Scents"

Gardening that
makes
"Scents"

There is nothing more pleasurable than a whiff of the first fragrant bloom in your garden! It's like food for the soul and since our sense of smell is deeply connected to our memories just one smell can bring back wonderful memories from the past.

When planning out your landscape there is always room for fragrance. Just remember to plant your fragrant garden close to your home that way you can enjoy the fragrance through your open windows. Also, the heat from a wall or patio can often intensify the fragrances.

Here's a list of plants you will want to plant in your fragrant garden:

Magnolia

Flowering Quince

Daphne

Mock Orange

Carlessii, Cayuga or Juddi Viburnum

Wisteria

Japanese Snowbell Tree (Styrax)

Sourwood Tree

Exbury Azaleas

Butterfly Bush

Beautybush

Henry's Garnet Itea

Fragrant Sumac

Roses

Honeysuckle

Summersweet Clethra

Lavender

Catmint

Agastache

Garden Phlox

Monarda

Sweet Pea

Russian Sage

Sweet Autumn Clematis

Artemisia

Sweet Woodruff

Thyme

Stock (Annual)

Nicotiana (Annual)

Scented Geraniums

Lemon Balm and Lemon Grass

Stargazer Lilies

Witchhazel

Basil

Rosemary

Whether you want fragrance in the spring, summer or fall there are multiple plants for you to consider. However, just as we adore the fragrance these plants can provide, remember that there is no such thing as a fragrant plant that does not attract bees. Why? Because bees help to produce the fragrance by distributing the fragrant pollen that these plants hold.

There are many plants that can provide you with all year fragrance from trees, perennials, shrubs to annuals and practically the entire year. Don't forget the scent that a white pine or juniper can bring to the palate in winter and of course the sweet smell a witchhazel can provide when all other trees and shrubs are still dormant. There are an abundance of desireable plants that you can plant to enhance the fragrance and beauty in your garden!

Just remember... take time to smell the flowers!