Scented flowers

New David Austin Roses! At this time of year, I love to see the new rose buds developing on my favourite roses, as they burst into life and produce the first flowers of the year. At the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, I am always filled…

New David Austin Roses! At this time of year, I love to see the new rose buds developing on my favourite roses, as they burst into life and produce the first flowers of the year. At the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, I am always filled…

Contents1 Scented Daffodil Trial 20182 Scented daffodils3 Planting the daffodils3.1 Dalefoot Composts Double Strength Wool Compost4 Flowering4.1 Narcissus ‘Elka’4.2 Narcissus ‘Butterfingers’4.3 Narcissus ‘Petit Four’4.4 Narcissus ‘Sabrosa’4.5 Narcissus ‘Sweetness’4.6 Narcissus ‘Fragrant Breeze’4.7 Narcissus ‘Cragford’4.8 Narcissus ‘Sweet Smiles’4.9 Narcissus ‘Quail4.10 Narcissus ‘Thalia’4.11 Narcissus ‘White Lady’4.12 Narcissus ‘White…

For me, deliciously scented flowers are a delightfully uplifting feature of the garden. A beautiful moment spent enjoying garden flowers and their fragrances is utter bliss! Time spent with delectably fragrant flowers eases life’s worries and stresses, brings joy to our day and makes everything feel better. I have a particular fondness for scented daffodils or Narcissus. Narcissus is the botanical name for this genus, while daffodil is the common name we use, but both names refer to the same…

2019 Daffodil Gardens and Events Daffodils are such cheerful flowers, heralding the start of springtime, they are a joy to behold. As daffodils are such a popular flower, they’ve been bred and selected over a great many years, which has resulted in the creation of many different varieties of daffodils. Consequently, you can find daffodils flowering from as early as December, until late May, and beyond, in cooler areas of the country. Which is wonderful, as it provides us with plenty of time…

Contents1 Millais Nurseries and Exbury Gardens, at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 20191.1 Millais Nurseries1.2 Exbury Gardens1.3 New Rhododendron introductions launched at Chelsea!1.4 RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year Competition1.5 Growing Rhododendrons and Azaleas in containers Millais Nurseries and Exbury Gardens, at the RHS Chelsea…

Contents1 Jackie Currie and her National Collection of Allium Species and Cultivars1.1 Alliums at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show!1.2 Allium species and cultivars1.3 Tips for growing Alliums1.4 Do you have land available in the Chiddingfold area of Surrey?1.5 Buy Surrey grown Allium bulbs1.6 Alliums that…

Bluebell Woods and Bluebell Gardens Bluebell woods and gardens full of bluebells are such wonderfully uplifting places to visit. I hope you can enjoy time in amongst the bluebells this season and envelop yourself with the scent of these beautiful flowers. Enjoy this lovely time of year! I am a huge fan of our native bluebells – also known by their latin name of Hyacinthoides non-scripta – with their dainty, nodding, scented blue flowers. I confess, I am not keen on the larger, more vigorous…

Kevin Skinner from Trug Makers in East Sussex makes all manner of trugs, in a variety of different shapes and sizes, each designed for different activities. This trug is a daffodil trug, it’s specifically designed for gathering flowers with tall stems, but it’s very versatile, it would also be ideal for gathering mushrooms. For my 2015 trialled and tested list of gifts for gardeners, I recommended a hand-made Trug Makers Trug – Trug No.7 – a large, deep versatile trug, ideal for harvesting…

This year, I’ve enjoyed getting to know a couple of new Phalaenopsis hybrids. These plants were grown in the UK by Double H Nurseries, they’re part of the nurseries’ new range of Phalaenopsis plants, which have all been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. The Award of Garden Merit was set up by the Royal Horticultural Society, to help gardeners find plants that will perform well in regular growing conditions, without any specialist care or attention. Plants that…

A great many daffodil cultivars are listed as being scented, but daffodil flowers’ fragrances vary greatly, with some daffodil fragrances being more powerful than others, and some scents being more desirable and more pleasing. Through my Daffodil Trials I have encountered a number of daffodils, which were listed as being fragrant, but when I grew the bulbs myself, I was disappointed to find that I was unable to detect any scent from their flowers however close I got to their blooms, and…

I just love growing sweet peas! I love to be enveloped by the sweet pea flower’s powerful and sensuous scent, while I’m encompassed by the flower’s beauty and charm. Eternal bliss! Everyone should have at least a few moments of pause and reflection, to recharge with their favourite sweet pea blooms each and every summer. Lathyrus odoratus ‘Betty Maiden’ pictured during my 2017 Sweet Pea Trial. March is a great time to sow sweet peas! Indeed during my 2017 Sweet Pea Trial, the plants that…

It’s so wonderful to see how plants and gardens can bring people together. Garden designer, David Neale designed and built the Silent Pool Gin Garden, for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019. This urban garden celebrates the transformative power of plants, demonstrating how even a…

Contents1 New David Austin English Roses for 20191.1 Rosa ‘Eustacia Vye’ (Ausegdon)1.2 Rosa ‘Gabriel Oak’ (Auscrowd)2 RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year3 More roses4 Tips for successful rose planting New David Austin English Roses for 2019 May is a wonderful month, enhanced by the uplifting…

I just love growing sweet peas! I love to be enveloped by the sweet pea flower’s powerful and sensuous scent, while I’m encompassed by the flower’s beauty and charm. Eternal bliss! Everyone should have at least a few moments of pause and reflection, to recharge with their favourite sweet pea blooms each and every summer. Lathyrus odoratus ‘Betty Maiden’ pictured during my 2017 Sweet Pea Trial. March is a great time to sow sweet peas! Indeed during my 2017 Sweet Pea Trial, the plants that…