Abelia Mosanensis

To celebrate National Fragrance Week (18–23 March 2019), we’ve rounded up our top seven flowers for heavenly scent. Fragrant sweet peas are the cottage garden dream. Lady Ursula Cholmeley from Easton Walled Gardens: “‘King Edward VII’ is a fantastic Edwardian sweet pea. It’s reliable, really good for garden decoration in pots and has a great scent. You can mix it with one called ‘America’, which has a crimson red flake on a white ground. 

To celebrate National Fragrance Week (18–23 March 2019), we’ve rounded up our top seven flowers for heavenly scent. Fragrant daphne is queen of the winter garden. Ed Ikin, head of landscape at Wakehurst in Sussex: “We do winter fragrance in different ways in the Winter Garden at Wakehurst. Most people think daphne has a very sweet scent, and indeed the classic native forms do. Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ is very sweet. But along with the classics

To celebrate National Fragrance Week (18–23 March 2019), we’ve rounded up our top seven flowers for heavenly scent. Beautifully fragrant sarcococca is another wonder of the winter garden. Ed Ikin, head of landscape at Wakehurst in Sussex: “Sarcococca tend to form fairly big, shaggy groups. Growing them jammed into a smaller garden or bed will not give the best results. They need space but are a bit more tolerant of shade than other fragrant winter flowers such as d

Trees to Enhance Your Home and Garden Trees and shrubs can solve many landscaping issues and enhance your home and garden, creating a sense of order and beauty that will last for decades. Frame your home with a variety of foundation plantings--plants running the border of your house--or use trees and shrubs to highlight a driveway or entrance. Armed with some knowledge about the benefits of various tree and shrub varieties, youll be ready to select