{"id":4089,"date":"2014-02-23T13:29:42","date_gmt":"2014-02-23T20:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4089"},"modified":"2014-02-19T03:09:23","modified_gmt":"2014-02-19T10:09:23","slug":"scented-garden-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/scented-garden-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Scented Garden Flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Take time out to smell the flowers.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Geranium Lavender\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3602\/3651662038_fc1f5e5b74.jpg?v=0\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/>This combination of lavender and a Geranium make a great pairing of colour and scent.<\/p>\n<p>A lavender bed like this creates a wonderfulyl fragrant garden. The important thing is to be bold and plant several plants. The delicate greens and flowers of the lavender provide a great foil for this dark, voluptuous geranium. A garden like this is a real joy to be in. It is very calming and also provides a wonderful aroma. One can&#8217;t help but crush the odd leave to enjoy the various aromas.<\/p>\n<h3>Scented Climbers<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"scented sweet pea\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3359\/3638621234_b47c7ef582.jpg?v=0\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/>This is an old fashioned sweet pea and gives the classic fragrance and aroma. They make wonderful cut flowers and give a great fragrance even inside.<\/p>\n<h4>Other Scented climbers include:<\/h4>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clematis armandii \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcApple Blossom\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/li>\n<li>Lonicera &#8211; Honey Suckle<\/li>\n<li>Wisteria &#8211; wonderful fragrant flowers in March April<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Other Favourite Scented Flowers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Night stocks<\/li>\n<li>Roses (especially traditional variety)<\/li>\n<li>Daffodil e.g. fragrant Jonquil mix<\/li>\n<li>Hyacinth<\/li>\n<li>Hemoracallis<\/li>\n<li>Lilly<\/li>\n<li>Lilly of the Valley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=2283&amp;awinaffid=81944&amp;clickref=&amp;p=http:\/\/www.thompson-morgan.com\/seeds1\/index.html\">Illustrated Scented Flowers <\/a>at Thompson and Morgan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Photos from Lady Margaret Hall gardens, Oxford<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Scented plants for daytime fragrance include Freesia,Roses, Pinks, Sweet Peas and Roses. The warm sun releases the naturally scented oils.<\/p>\n<p>Evening scents designed to attract pollinators include Jasmine, Lilies, Night scented stocks Evening primrose and Honeysuckle.<\/p>\n<p>Flowers with thick petals give a perfume longer than thin petals. White flowers tend to be stronger aromatically.<\/p>\n<p>Herbs tend to store scent in the leaves rather than the petals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take time out to smell the flowers. This combination of lavender and a Geranium make a great pairing of colour and scent. A lavender bed like this creates a wonderfulyl fragrant garden. The important thing is to be bold and plant several plants. The delicate greens and flowers of the lavender provide a great foil for this dark, voluptuous geranium. A garden like this is a real joy to be in. It is very calming and also provides a wonderful&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/scented-garden-flowers\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-flowers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4089\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}