A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Banter Hall Gardener's Chat What's fragranced in your yard?

I recently started a thread on Pink Jasmine and the profuse fragrance the vine gives off.

I'd like to hear and see what's fragranced in your yard. :)

Right now not much. I have stargazer lilies in the summer. And night blooming jasmine and star jasmine. The brugs smell heavenly when they bloom. And I have gardenias too.

At the moment, I have flowering apricot, star magnolia, hyacinth bulbs, and Early Lousiana Jonquil.

Not sure what I have out now.. forgot..

I know I'm starting lavender seeds, so does that count?

verbena ~~I can smell them when I walk by them and roses, and clematis

no fragrance, but the carolina jessamine is sure pretty right now.

jonni13,
Sounds like a good bit of fragrance! I'm waiting for my brugs to "grow up" as they got a clean shave last winter.

obywan59
Sounds nice. I'd love to see your flowering apricot as well as others. Can you show us?

Mark,
Sure, show us your lavender seedling as they grow.

SpringFever,
Sounds nice. I didn't know butterfly bush is fragranced. But that would make sense. Hope you see all your beautiful flowers soon.

Hey Diane,
Smell's good! :wink:

Hey Jif,
I thought carolina jasmines are fragranced? Hmmm

Others who have fragranced flowers or plants in their garden who would like to share?

Peppermint, chocolate mint, orange geranium, spearmint, and lemon balm.

I just walked by my white lady banks roses out front. I don't like the smell of most roses but white lady banks smell like sweet violets and not at all like roses. And my lemon tree always smell good.

I try to garden for fragrance especially by the front entrance of my home and things that you can smell from a distance.

spring
-Daffadils, Hyacinths,
Middle of spring time...
-lilac trees, Iris
Early Summer
-roses, LA Lilies, Daylilies
Late Summer
-Brugs, Oriental Lilies
Fall
-Hostas,Daylilies

My daffodils are very fragrant........
Then comes the lilacs.....Lilys......

Hycinth, Daffodils, Chocolate Mint, Peppermint, Pineapple Mint, Sage, Thyme, Oregano. And the Orchids when every they bloom. And I'm not sure if the Epi will be fragrant or not.

I've heard that the purple passion plant is "fragrant" lol but it's not a pleasant odor so I keep that one pinched back lol.

What does the chocolate mint smell like?
Maybe I can feed it to my cow.

it smells like mint with just a hint of chocolate. I usually bruise a leaf when I'm in the kitchen just to catch the fragrance. I love it. Hopefully this summer I can get a big enough patch of it growing that I can make Chocolate Mint Jelly. I'm certainly going to try.

Tk

Your a nifty person......
What do you use for the jelly part to make mint jelly?
I never had any of that .
Hae oodles of spearmint growing all the time.. Hate the musty smell tho.
It is very invasive in our pasture also.

here is the recipe that I altered. I've made the apple mint jelly. It was good.

Mint-Apple Jelly

4 1/2 cups canned apple juice (I make my own by boiling down apples it's lighter in flavor so more of the mint flavor comes through.)
1 cup fresh mint leaves (lightly packed) or Chocolate Mint Leaves
1- 1-3/4 ounce package powdered fruit pectin
6 drops green food coloring
4-1/2 cups sugar

In canner sterilize jars by boiling for 10 minutes. Leave them in canner until ready to use.

In 8-10 quart pot, combine apple juice, mint, pectin and food coloring. Bring mixture to full rolling boil for 5 minutes. Stir in sugar. Bring again to full rolling boil; boil hard, uncovered, 10 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Remove mint by pouring mixture through a strainer. Quickly skim off foam with metal spoon. Pour at once into hot sterilized jars; and process for 8 minutes to seal. Makes 3 pints.

Let the jars sit for 12 to 24 hours before moving.

tk

Thanks alot ........I printed that, now when my apples are ready,, we will see .

Thought I was the only jelly maker on here.
DO you do blue berrys at all?????? Mine are so bitter all the time.