Best plants for a fragrant garden year round
For many gardening is a great hobby. Not only does it give a person hours of peaceful time outside with fresh air, but it can also offer a person a lot of beautiful enjoyment when they look at the plants that have sprouted up in their garden. Even though most plants have beautiful smells, there are some plants that have stronger and more beautiful fragrances compared to others. If a person lives in a climate that is compatible for a year-round garden and would like to enjoy fragrant flowers all throughout the year this article will give them some tips for which plants to choose to plant in their garden.
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First things first
For a person to have a fragrant garden all year round they do need to live in a climate that will allow a garden to grow all year. It is possible for someone to have a greenhouse and grow a fragrant garden indoors, but they do need to have the right facilities to do this as well.
Another important thing for a person to do to have a fragrant garden all year round is to first make sure that they have good soil. A person should make mulch from leaves, bark, and other organic materials to layer on top of the soil that is already there. The mulch will decompose and create richer soil that will help their plants to grow well. Taking the time to make sure the soil is ready and healthy for plants will help the plants to grown and to thrive.
Good choices for a fragrant garden year round
There are some great choices for a year round fragrant garden. It is smart for a person to think about the time of year that they are starting their garden. Different plants grow better at different times of the year.
Summer choices
Some great choices for summer plants include the Sweet Pea, the Mignonette, the Regal lily, and the Rose "New Dawn". The Sweet Pea plant comes in many colors and some are more fragrant than others. The Mignonette is an annual which is white and green. They are very fragrant. The Regal lily has white and purple blooms and has a very intense fragrance in the middle of the summer. The Rose "New Dawn" is the climbing rose. It is pink and very sturdy. This plant has a spicy scent and lasts all summer.
Winter and spring choices
For plants that go from winter into spring there are also some great choices. The Oregon grape has yellow flowers and has a beautiful scent. The Anemone clematis is a vine and has white or pink flowers and acts kind of like a curtain for the garden. It has a very beautiful aroma. The Fragrant snowball is a shrub and though there are other varieties of this plant that look better none of them smell as good. The Winter daphne is also a great choice for a fragrant flower. It has whitish pink flowers and has a great fragrance in late winter right into the early spring.
Fall choices
Daylilies are a great choice for a fragrant year round garden. These flowers bloom in both the spring and the fall. Roses, violets, Jasmine have beautiful fragrances and many people love to plant these beautiful flowers in their garden.
