Shrubs
waft you away to a b etter place than the scent of
Lilac. There is nothing as likely to lilac. One shrub will
perfume a whole yard. Prune right after blooming as the flowers occur on one-year-old wood. Lilacs prefer a drier condition. Mock orange. Philadelpus is the
Latin name for this heavily scented charmer. It smells a bit like camellia.
Lavender. What could be lovelier
than lavender in the garden? Its highly scented flowers will perfume a room even when dried. The trick is to find a variety that will be hardy to your zone and garden conditions. Some swear by Hidcote as being hardy to zone 3 but it’s best to mulch them or cover with a rose cone in colder areas. English laven- der (Lavender angustifolia) is also rated zone 3. Good drainage is probably just as important as outside temperatures. Lily-of-the-valley. True, they do
tend to travel, but so sweetly. No garden is complete without lily-of- the-valley growing in a shady spot ready to perfume the air with its heady fragrance. Lilies. Not all lilies are fragrant but
those that are can overpower a whole garden. The ‘Stargazer’ lily is the best example and you can grow it in your home garden. Most Oriental lilies are fragrant, though. Peony. Most peonies have a lovely
scent, but the doubles are usually more scented than the singles. ‘Bowl of Beauty’ and ‘Duchess de Nemours’ are two popular and very fragrant examples Phlox divaricata, while not a showy
plant, this miniature phlox has a heav- enly sweet scent in springtime. Sweet rocket (Hesperis matrona-
lis). Also called dame’s rocket and wild phlox, it bears pretty violet flowers that send up a powerful scent, especially at night. A biennial, it will self-sow in moist but well drained, rich soils. Velerian. Wildly fragrant, valerian
can also be wildly rampant, but it’s worth a bit of weeding to have its beau- tiful fragrance in the garden. The flow- ers were once put in babies’ pillows to help them sleep and a product from the roots is still prescribed as a soporific. Violets. How sweet the scent of
violets. Gather a nosegay of this deli- cate wildflower, with its flirty fragrance that comes and goes. When we speak of violet, most of us think of the tiny purple flower, but they’re sisters to the pansy or viola. V
24 SPRING 2013 Phlox stolonifera ‘Sherwood Purple.’ Valerian. Fragrant leaves Plants with fragrant leaves generally need to be disturbed to release their
scent. Scented leaf geranium must be on this list although it is the leaves that
provide the fragrance. They come in a wide array of scents from lemon to chocolate, to rose to apple; there are dozens of variations. Artemisia which also comes in many varieties has a pungent smell. Lemon verbena (Aloysia citrodora) is sometimes called vervain and is one of
the most intensely scented of the lemon-scented plants. It is used as flavouring for many dishes and in herbal teas. Herbs: Basil, hyssop, mint. Rosemary, sage, thyme are just a few of the many herbs grown for their scented leaves.
www.localgardener.net Nicotiana sylvestris. Petunia. Sweet William. Stargazer lily.
Sweet peas.
Moonflower.
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