{"id":117,"date":"2016-01-26T00:19:30","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T07:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=117"},"modified":"2016-01-10T09:01:56","modified_gmt":"2016-01-10T16:01:56","slug":"117","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/117\/","title":{"rendered":"Scented Plants Not to be Sniffed At"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0711235740\/richardpettin-21\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/images.amazon.com\/images\/P\/0711235740.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg\" alt=\"Book Cover\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Scent and Scented Plant League Tables<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">What is your favourite smell in the garden? Crushed herbs of Rosemary and Lavender or newly cut grass perhaps. Well by the end of June we will publish a list of the most popular varieties of scented flowers. Here are some of the best plants with scent that we will track down to individual types and varieties in a league table of popularity. What will be in your premiership selection? We will try include your favourite aromatic or powerfully pungent plant in the league tables.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Some Contenders<\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"MsoTableColumns2\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 448; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;\">\n<td style=\"width: 221.4pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"295\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 204.7pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"273\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 1;\">\n<td style=\"width: 221.4pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"295\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">Lilac<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 204.7pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"273\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Violets<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 2;\">\n<td style=\"width: 221.4pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"295\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">Night Scented Stock<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 204.7pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"273\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Freesia<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 3;\">\n<td style=\"width: 221.4pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"295\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">Lily<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 204.7pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"273\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Mahonia<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 4;\">\n<td style=\"width: 221.4pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"295\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">Hyacinth<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 204.7pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"273\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Buddleia<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 5;\">\n<td style=\"width: 221.4pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"295\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">Rose<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 204.7pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"273\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Antirrhinum<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 6;\">\n<td style=\"width: 221.4pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"295\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">Nicotiana<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 204.7pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"273\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Carnation<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 7;\">\n<td style=\"width: 221.4pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"295\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">Phlox<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 204.7pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"273\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Alyssum<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 8;\">\n<td style=\"width: 221.4pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"295\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">Sweet Pea<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 204.7pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"273\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Honeysuckle<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 9;\">\n<td style=\"width: 221.4pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"295\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">Wallflower<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 204.7pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"273\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Jasmine<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 8;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 10; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\">\n<td style=\"width: 221.4pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"295\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 2054;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\">Viburnum<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 2054;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 204.7pt; background-color: transparent; border: #f0f0f0; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"273\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 10;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Dianthus<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Quick Tips for a Fragrant Garden<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Try provide shelter from wind, the stiller the better to appreciate some delicate scents<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Look for plants with bits of Latin in there names, like Odoratus, Citriodorus, Fragrantis, Moschatus or Suavis, which mean sweet smelling in one way or another<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Pungens implies a strong scent (but not always pleasant)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Use raised beds to be able to smell delicate flowers<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Sniff out your plants at the nursery or get cuttings from friends who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s plants have impressed you<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\">For Roses start with the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcOld Fashioned\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 varieties<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; 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