| p>As Spring approaches our enthusiasm for the | | | | also available, some of which are also fragranced: |
| garden miraculously begins to revive. With choice of | | | | - Viola 'Eastgrove Blue Scented', which has with |
| scented plants coming into flower at this time of | | | | gently scented lilac flowers |
| year, as the short list I have put together below | | | | - Viola 'Maggie Mott' has superbly fragranced large |
| from various sources illustrates, it is impossible not to | | | | flowers. |
| fill your garden with fragrance. As well as those that | | | | Winter heliotrope (Petasites fragrans) produces |
| are well-known (daffodil, lily of the valley, bluebells) I | | | | attractive fragrant purple flowers early in the New |
| have tried to find a few that may be new to you | | | | Year. |
| (they were to me!). | | | | Sweet woodruff (Sweetscented Bedstraw, Galium |
| Hyacinths (Hyacinthus orientalis) come in shades of | | | | odoratum) has small white scented flowers in the late |
| white, pink and blue, and have a heavenly fragrance. | | | | spring. Its foliage also has the aroma of cut grass, |
| Plant in containers in or near the house for full | | | | which becomes stronger when the leaves are dried. |
| appreciation of their fragrance. | | | | Wallflowers (Cheiranthus) range in colour from |
| Daffodils (Narcissus) - there are many different types | | | | creamy white, to shades of yellow, red and purple. |
| of daffodil, and several with wonderful aromas. Two | | | | Most varieties are fragranced. |
| are 'Bridal Crown', which has sweetly scented, double, | | | | Clematis - several varieties of clematis produce |
| white flowers, and 'Minnow', which has clusters of | | | | fragrant flowers in spring: |
| fragrant flowers with creamy yellow petals and | | | | - Clematis armandii is a tall climber (9 ft) with long |
| lemon trumpets. | | | | evergreen leaves that are covered with fragrant |
| Lily of Valley (Convallaria majalis) produces tiny | | | | white flowers in early spring |
| delicate white (sometimes pink) bells, which have a | | | | - Clematis montana var. rubens 'Elizabeth' produces |
| stunning fragrance. | | | | pale pink flowers and has a scent of vanilla. |
| Bluebells ((Hyacinthoides non-scripta) have scented | | | | - C. montana var. rubens 'Tetrarose' is a |
| nodding bell-shaped flowers that can range in colour | | | | long-flowering variety with deep mauve-pink flowers |
| from violet-blue to white or even pink(!). Although | | | | and a spicy fragrance. |
| hard to find these days, the aroma of a carpet of | | | | Wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) is a rampant climber |
| bluebells in a woodland setting has to be experienced | | | | producing 1-ft long flower heads with |
| to be believed. | | | | sweetly-scented blue/lilac blooms in May/June. |
| Cowslip (Primula veris) produces nodding fragrant | | | | Akebia (Akebia quinata) is a semi-evergreen climber, |
| yellow/green long bell-like flowers on tall stems. Other | | | | producing small and fragrant pink/purple flowers in |
| scented Primulas are also available: | | | | April/May. |
| - Primula 'Bon Accord Cerise' is a scented double | | | | Lilac (Syringa) can form a small, medium or large |
| variety with a sweet perfume of honeysuckle | | | | shrub, depending on the variety. In May/June, it |
| - Primula 'Crathes Crimson', another double, has | | | | produces large fragrant clusters of flowers in a range |
| sweetly scented, button-like flowers that are shaded | | | | of colours from white and cream to pink and all |
| yellow at the base of each petal. | | | | shades of deep purple. |
| Violets - the traditional English violet (Viola odorata), | | | | I hope this article gives you some ideas for next |
| long-famed for its fragrance, produces scented blue | | | | Spring - a Spring full of aroma. |
| or white flowers in early spring. Other varieties are | | | | |