What does your garden smell like?

[Pat]

There are many plants that give the garden a smell that you love. One of mine is a Honeysuckle plant, I really enjoy the aroma of the Honeysuckle plant. What plants do you plant to give your space the aromas you like.

 

[grouie]

Mine is a cocktail of smells (lol)

 

[claudine]

My indoor garden smells like roses and lavender It's beautiful! Ever since I remember, I've always loved the scent of roses

 

[Trellum]

Right now my garden smells like wet soil and that is good enough for me No other aromas because my other plants are gone, but next year my new garden might smell very differently

 

[Greenhorn]

Right now I have a nice size Gardenia in full bloom just to the left of my front door. You can smell it approaching the porch, while your on the porch and in the entry way just inside the house when we keep the front door open. In addition to that my wife keeps a bowl of gardenia flowers on a small table just inside the door. I love Gardenia season

 

[Faye Brown]

Depends where you walk! My elderberry trees give a slight vanilla scent, which complements the boat loads of mint. Back right corner is all the herbs, thyme is the strongest right now. I'm a fan

 

[DeborahJane]

Your Honeysuckle looks beautiful Pat. I've made a note to check with my local nursery to see if they can get it.
I had a beautiful old daphne growing to the left of my deck where I love to sit and enjoy my garden. It had a lovely fragrance but it died this year. Very sad. We had a mild summer but it just went brown and the leaves fell off. Then all new buds came and I thought it would be okay and then the new buds all just died. I have 2 Little Gem Magnolias and am waiting for them to grow high enough and prolific enough to give off their fragrance. Also, a very dear gardening friend gave me a Wintersweet or Chimonanthus praecox for my birthday I think about 2 years ago. It is growing well, probably about 2 metres or 6 foot high but apparently it can take from between 3 to 7 years to flower and give off its' wonderful scent. My friend says as she grew up in country Victoria her neighbor had a one and she remembers her family home smelling wonderful. It is a lovely gift and I am looking forward to "smelling the wintersweets", hopefully sooner rather than later. It is deciduous and the leaves are really a bit ordinary and I have just read an article which suggest planting a clematis under it to help its appearance along when it's not doing it's thing. This article suggested a Rouge Cardinal so I'll be on the hunt for that too!! I have the magnolias on the left of my deck and the wintersweet to the right so hopefully I'll be in heady heaven.

 

[DeborahJane]

Right now I have a nice size Gardenia in full bloom just to the left of my front door. You can smell it approaching the porch, while your on the porch and in the entry way just inside the house when we keep the front door open. In addition to that my wife keeps a bowl of gardenia flowers on a small table just inside the door. I love Gardenia season

Your gardenia fragrance fest sounds wonderful. I've tried to grow gardenias a couple of times, bought a beautiful standard which cost quite a bit, but it died. They do require a bit of care, don't they?

 

[DeborahJane]

My indoor garden smells like roses and lavender It's beautiful! Ever since I remember, I've always loved the scent of roses

Sounds like a lovely combo Claudine.

 

[DeborahJane]

Mine is a cocktail of smells (lol)

I can only but imagine your lovely cocktail of smells. Sounds wonderful.

 

[grouie]

Right now my garden smells like wet soil and that is good enough for me No other aromas because my other plants are gone, but next year my new garden might smell very differently

The smell of the first rain on soil is incomparable!!

 

[claudine]

Sounds like a lovely combo Claudine.

Thank you I really love it.
If I could, I'd also start growing lilac and lilies of the valley. They smell heavenly beautiful

 

[Trellum]

The smell of the first rain on soil is incomparable!!

It is Plus the sound of thunder and watching the rain fall, perfect for a saturday evening... eating some soup, watching a movie.

 

[Greenhorn]

Your gardenia fragrance fest sounds wonderful. I've tried to grow gardenias a couple of times, bought a beautiful standard which cost quite a bit, but it died. They do require a bit of care, don't they?

Yes, they are a little tricky. they like a relatively well draining soil with a lower ph, between 5.0 and 6.0. I accomplish this using regular applications (in season) of ammonium sulfate. About 1/2 cup per plant, gently worked into the soil and then watered, about every 6 weeks. I've had success (after a few failures) with them in both a planter bed and also in large container.

 

[Esther Knapicius]

my gardens change smells through out the growing season. first it is the fragrant daffs. then the viberums, then then the lilacs, then some roses, then the lilies, then the honeysuckles.