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Jasmine ( Jasminum officinale) is a perennial vine that grows well in containers so long as you use a trellis for the stems ...
Of the many insect species that visit a vegetable garden, a small fraction are pests. Slugs, aphids, cabbage loopers, and ...
Q: I’d like to feature scent in my garden, but I also prefer to grow native species where I can. Is it possible to overlap these two categories? A: Sure! While noninvasive nonnative species w… ...
The garden, which won a silver-gilt medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, is one of the most beautifully designed spaces in ...
So, Hall chats through how to garden with scented plants, the best combinations and where you can source some inspiration. How scented plants impact the wildlife of your garden.
Magnolia, especially the southern grandiflora species (7-9), is another highly aromatic shrub or tree that puts forth large, sweetly fragranced flowers you’re not likely to forget. The more cold-hardy ...
Night-scented plants help create a backyard with the perfect atmosphere for evening entertaining. This produces tiny white flowers that remain tightly curled up during the day and resemble little ...
Fragrance is just as crucial as visual appeal when creating a captivating garden. Tony Hall, Head of Arboretum and Temperate Collections at Kew Gardens, emphasises that scented plants offer more ...
Charismatic plants, such as spearmint, peppermint, the Hershey-scented blooms of chocolate cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguineus) and the soft fuzzy leaves of pineapple sage (Salvia elegans), lure ...
AN oasis of peace and serenity will be officially opened tomorrow in Earswick. Earswick Scented Garden, which is situated next to the village hall on the outskirts of York, has been 18 months in ...