While many of us are preoccupied with how our gardens are looking, scent is just as important in an outdoor space. For Tony Hall, Kew Gardens’ Head of Arboretum and Temperate Collections, scented ...

Some people simply collect beautiful plants, others garden with a more specific purpose in mind. Creating a scented garden, or fragrance garden, is the goal of many gardeners who aim to create a ...

The sense of smell is one of the strongest human senses and having a fragrant garden can add a new dimension to any garden. With a little planning, you can design your yard to have a pleasant ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If, like me, you wander around your garden at this time of year looking for signs of life, bulbs springing up or new growth on ...

When the weather is bad, the days are short and much of life has drained from your garden, there's one thing that can sharpen your senses and lift your spirits like nothing else: a scented plant. Over ...

Scent is powerful, triggering memories from long ago and transporting us to faraway places. In the garden, fragrant perennials often connect us to childhood walks through our grandparents’ gardens or ...

If you choose plants just for the way they look, you’re missing out. It’s time to take a fragrance inventory. By Margaret Roach In his latest book, Ken Druse candidly admits to a particular botanical ...

If, like me, you wander around your garden at this time of year looking for signs of life, bulbs springing up or new growth on shrubs, a welcome surprise comes from scented plants. Those with small ...