Everyone loves a garden that smells amazing, but nobody enjoys swatting at bugs while trying to relax outside.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Every now and then, your passion for gardening can start to go flat. One of the best ways to get your groove back is to take a class and learn something new. Books and magazines just can't compare ...

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 ...

Can you imagine a garden with nothing but fragrant plants? It’s a most reasonable proposition, really. You can easily fill a garden with upright and prostrate rosemary and a dozen types of lavender ...

False cypress is a beautiful evergreen that grows well in many landscapes. Make the most of this tree by planting it with one ...

The iconic scent of gardenia blooms has inspired countless perfumes and home fragrances. "Gardenias are notorious for being ...

Attention, anyone who thinks native blooms are brilliant in the wild — or our yards — but don’t work in bouquets. Boy, are we wrong. This isn’t an invitation to trample wildflower fields to pick ...

When they say "spring is in the air" in Tom Putvinski's neighborhood, they mean it literally. From late February on, sweet and heady aromas waft from his Scotch Plains garden, hidden behind a lacy ...