The Fragrant Garden
Area 1: Foundation Plantings
Miss Kim Lilac's are as beautiful as they are fragrant and fresh! |
As a child growing up, I remember warm summer nights laying in bed with the window open and having the wonderful fragrance of the garden surrounding my home creep into my bedroom. As a rule, I like to plant fragrant plants underneath bedroom windows. Good plant choices for this area are:
1. Miss Kim Lilac
2. Golden Mockorange
3. Roses
Area 2: Deck or Living Areas
Wherever you like to entertain or spend quiet times reading a book – inside or outside – I like to use fragrant flowers. Indoors I always have fresh fragrant bouquets to brighten and also bring the fragrance of the garden indoors. On decks and outdoor living rooms, I like to plant annuals with great fragrance. Good plant choices for this area area:
1. Fresh flowers: Roses or Lilacs
2. Kitchen: potted or fresh Rosemary
3. Deck/Patio: potted Roses, Jasmine, or Gardenia
Area 3: Garden Beds
To enhance any plantings or beds, incorporate these plants to add fragrance:Hybrid Roses, Jupiter’s Beard, Dianthus, Lavender, Monarda, Woodland Phlox, Solomon’s Seal, and Herbs.
Lastly, in cutsone walkways, incorporate low-growing Thyme. This plant is not only showy in bloom and easy to grow in tough spots, but is also extremely fragrant.