Scent
Scent is so evocative, I can't imagine not having it in the garden. It's also very personal so we'd recommend you find out what you like before you buy. Here are a few scented plants to explore.
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Allium ursinum
- A heavily fragrant, broad leaved wild Spring bulb which will quickly colonise damp woodland and river banks.
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Cercidiphyllum japonicum
- Large ornamental tree providing strong autumn colours and a unique scent
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Clematis armandii
- Scented evergreen climber with simple creamy white flowers usually appearing in April and early may.
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Hamamelis x intermedia
A large shrub grown for its early spring flowers, in shades of yellow or burnt orange, frost resistant and scented.
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Jasminum officinale
- Large sweet scented twining climber producing masses of white flowers but requires a little shelter.
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Lonicera periclymenum
- The fragrant Honey Suckle, a woody scrambling climber typical of British hedge rows.
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Mahonia x media 'Charity'
- An excellent architural shrub ideal for a jungle planting scheme and for winter interest.
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Osmanthus heterophyllus
- Frost tender evergreen with fragrant white flowers produced in late summer.
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Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyma
- Very fragrant winter evergreen for the toughest of locations.
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Skimmia japonica
- Shade loving evergreen shrub with long lasting flower buds followed by scented white flowers in spring.
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Syringa vulgaris
Large shrub or small tree bearing large clusters of purple, pink, lilac or white strongly scented flowers in early summer.
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Viburnum x bodnantenses 'Dawn'
- A medium sized winter flowering shrub with small pink yet heavily scented flowers.
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Wisteria floribunda
- Vigourous twining climber producing masses of violet hanging flower clusters in early summer.