While there are many thousands of different plants to choose from, incorporating some of the best fragrant shrubs to your yard can be transformational, adding a sensory dimension wherever they are ...

Being out in the garden is a feast for the senses, particularly when you're surrounded by fragrant plants. There's color, texture, the sound of breeze blowing through the trees, and, of course, the ...

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 ...

A living wall of fragrant flowers is perfect for summer entertaining, impressing your guests and shielding them from any nosy neighbors. These privacy screens can be trees, shrubs, or vines—so long as ...

I have a longstanding weakness for fragrant flowers. The first memory of the power of fragrance in plants goes back to an amazing honeysuckle hedge in a neighbor’s yard. It was so happy and gave off ...

What if I told you there was a garden you could plant which, when mature, never needed to be watered yet did not include a single cactus or succulent species? Moreover, what if I told you that this ...

More than just a culinary staple, this versatile herb thrives in tough conditions and quietly shields your garden from some ...

Do you own a dog? If so, you probably have a designated outdoor space where your pet can relieve itself. Our dog, Cooper is very much loved and VERY spoiled. Not only does she have a special outdoor ...

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 ...