Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fragrance has the ability to transport us to another time, another place, and — when employed in the garden — it can create magic.

The sweet, heavy perfume of the fragrant evening primrose wafts in the sunset on balmy summer evenings. The first night moths will soon come to pollinate the buds. The plant is just one of many that ...

From flowing vines that spill over balcony rails to fragrant blossoms that scent the air in the evening, the appropriate ...

A beautiful garden is not only about colourful flowers and healthy green leaves. The way a garden smells can completely change how the space feels. A gentle floral scent drifting through the air can ...

Fragrance gardening is an easy way to enhance the enjoyment of gardens, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. Our sense of smell has the power to evoke deep emotions, ...

A moonflower, lavender, Nicotiana, and other fragrant plants can turn an evening garden into a sensory retreat, especially when gardeners place scented blooms near patios, paths, and open windows - ...

It’s fun to play games with fragrant plants in the landscape. You tuck ‘em away where folks are least likely to think about them. Heads turn, and you hear your guests mutter, “What’s that great smell?

Trying to find the best companion plants for gardenias? There are several options available to add in a boost of color that blends gracefully with creamy white blooms, but color isn't the only factor ...

LONG BEFORE I became a gardener, I picked up on the scents of my Pacific Northwest childhood. From October through March, the sweet funk of decaying leaves from bigleaf maples permeated my Queen Anne ...

In a recent column, I mentioned that sweet almond shrubs I’ve cultivated in Central Florida were scentless, even though the species is widely deemed intensely fragrant. It’s possible that ancestry ...

Fragrance, according to Webster’s dictionary, is an agreeable sweet odor. Evergreen plants provide great backdrops for interesting foliage and flower colors. Variegated plants brighten up dark areas.

Fragrance has the ability to transport us to another time, another place, and — when employed in the garden — it can create magic. Many of our emotions and memories are closely linked, due to the ...