Articles related to "Fragrant Plants"



Exotic Brugmansia
These easy to grow beauties are toxic; however with proper care they are an easy to grow tropical plant. Be sure, however, to keep them out of reach of children and pets.
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Fragrant Plant Skeletons
Strong-smelling plants keep traces of their odor even after months of drying out, and by simply rubbing and sniffing the leaves or seed heads, we can identify the plant.
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Growing a Bit of Perfume
Find out how a few plants can make winter go a bit faster.
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Growing Aromatherapy Indoors
Would you like to grow your own Gardenia!? Take your garden indoors and live a more healthy life.
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A Geranium That's Not Really A Geranium
Scented geraniums offer alluring fragrance, interesting foliage and texture, easy cultivation and are excellent container plants.
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Balm of Gilead, an aromatic Shrub
Balm of Gilead is a perennial shrub with a lovely eucalyptus aroma. This fragrant herb has a rich and ancient history.
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BEATING THE WINTER BLAHS
Banish those winter blues with fragrant plants and fruit-related projects and activities.
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Designing the White Garden
This is the final article in the series about how to design the white garden or moon garden by planting white flowered plants and silver or blue foliage in a theme garden
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Grow a Variety of Scented Flower Gardens
Plant a scented garden in any garden theme. Use hostas with fragrant flowers in a shade garden to attract hummingbirds or flowers with scented leaves butterflies love.
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Plants for Moonlight Night Gardens
The stunning, delicate beauty of a moon or night time garden is unique and timeless. Learn how to select plants for a moonlight garden and design your garden.
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White Fringetree
White Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus) is a small native tree to North America with long white fringe flowers. It was the delicate fragrance that caught my attention.
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Create A Perfume Garden
It's June and not to late to create that Perfume Garden you have always dreamed of! Remember Aromatherapy doesn't have to always come from a bottle.
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Fragrant Rose Gardens
The rose is popular for its fragrance and its beauty; in addition to the classical rose garden, roses are ideal fragrant flowers for scented garden borders.
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Add A Little "Scents" To Your Garden
Have you ever taken a drive on a balmy spring day and caught the scent of a stand of lilac bushes? Perhaps in the summer, you have notices a hint of honeysuckle on the air. Scents can bring back powerful, long forgotten memories. It can create marvelous new ones. This article is going to explore some of the choices of scented plants available to gardeners of the Great Lakes Region. Don't let that stop you if you don't live in our neck of the woods! Many of the plants discussed do well all around the United States and Canada. Come and visit for a while, and be prepared to become inspired!
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BASIL-HERB OF THE YEAR FOR 2003
Basil is Herb of the Year for 2003. This marvelous culinary herb makes a great ornamental.
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Collecting Scented Geraniums
Scented geraniums are highly collectible, fragrant plants. Children (and adults) love them. Find out what to collect and where to buy your scented geraniums.
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Fragrant Sweet Peas Plant Profile
From heirloom cottage gardens to today's modern landscapes, the twining sweet pea adds colorful fragrance to any home garden space.
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Heady Scents of Summer
How is your garden's attar? Attar is a Persian word meaning smell. The heady scents of summer are now all around us, time to explore the delicious intoxicating fragrances of mid summer. Scents are the souls of flowers and are the very essence of the garden.
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How Landscape Plants Appeal to the Senses
A visitor's first impression of a garden comes through the sense of sight. But well-designed landscapes often offer more than eye candy - they engage all the senses.
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How to Grow Calendula - A Plant Profile
Long-prized for herb gardens and flower gardens alike, the pot marigold has many uses. A hardy, sun-loving annual flower that provides months of color.
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NASTURTIUMS-JEWELS OF THE GARDEN
Some plants like to be pampered. Others prefer a hands-off approach. Nasturtiums thrive on neglect. Just give them a sunny spot in poor, dry soil.
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Scented Geranium (Pelargonium)
Scented geraniums are heirloom plants still grown today for their fragrance, essential oil, culinary use and foliage. Learn about these fragrant, easy care plants.
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Simplicity in Herb Garden Design
In the center of a wildly flowering and fragrant herb garden, an inward focus on serenity and classic design.
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Mobile Botanical Gardens in Mobile Alabama
Of the many things to do in Mobile, Alabama, visiting this 100-acre botanic garden in the heart of the city is the most relaxing.
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Scented Gardens for the Blind
The visual stimulation of colorful plants and flowers is a pleasure of most gardens; for those who are unable to experience this, fragrant aromas arouse the senses.
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Aromatherapy & the Elderly
The new trend is growing ever wider. Find out how to aid loved ones with Aromatherapy.
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Aromatherapeutic Roses
Travel step by step through the growing of a therapeutic rose garden with Marie Anakee.
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Russian Sage Plant Profile and Tips for Growing
Russian Sage is not related to the Salvia family of plants, but provides gardeners with an amazing flower display in dry conditions.
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Ancient History of Scented Gardens
Gardens have been common for thousands of years in one form or another; Ancient Persia, Egypt, the Greeks and the Romans heavily influenced the scents of today's gardens.
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Aromatherapeutic Roses IIII
Can't locate that ancient Damask? Want a rose that is not a once blooming OGR? Tempted by all the hybrid teas being sold around you? Well, give in! That's right, you can have a fragrant rose garden with hybrids too.
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Fragrant Bulbs or Bulb-Like Plants
Fragrant plants add a touch of charm and surprise to a garden and none more so than the pleasant surprise of hidden bulbs suddenly bursting forth with scent and color.
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Fragrant Climbing Plants
Fragrant climbing plants, such as honeysuckle and clematis, add both color and sweet scents to the garden. These aromatic climbers can also be found growing wild.
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Health Benefits of Basil
Ocimum (Basil or Tulsi) is a sacred and much revered plant in India. It is highly glorified in Ayurveda as the "incomparable one" due to its numerous beneficial effects.
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Helichrysum Essential Oil
Helichrysum is believed by some to be one of the 'sacred' oils; today, helichrysum essential oil has many properties and uses in the practice of aromatherapy.
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History of the Greenhouse
Greenhouses and conservatories have been present in Europe for thousands of years; greenhouses were first used to grow plants indoors throughout inclement weather.
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How to Grow Rosemary Plant Profile
Rosemary is a popular garden perennial useful in herb, fragrance and container gardens. See the different types of rosemary available and how to care for them.
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Ideas for Beautifying the Backyard
Have a bland backyard and don't know what to do with it? Don't fret! Turn your outdoor space into a stylish retreat with these ideas for decorating a backyard.
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July Garden Questions and Answers
July Garden Questions and Answers. Includes how to get rid of ants on artichokes, detering grasshoppers and a good gardening book for western gardeners.
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Knowing the Seasons or Zones
Experienced gardeners know that every plant variety and locality has a growing season. Knowing the North American growing zones will save money and plants!
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Perfume Review – Ambre Sultan by Serge Lutens
Amber is one of the most difficult scents to define. Les Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido have created a rich, spicy interpretation that is unique in its creaminess.
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Sensory Garden Design Tips
Increase the enjoyment of your garden by designing a better lay out to please all five senses -- touch, taste, smell, hearing and of course, sight!
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The History of Garden Borders
Garden borders have a relatively short history; the origins of today's garden borders were popularized in 19th century England when fragrant plants were common borders.
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The Sweet Box Plant Species
Sweet box plant species is native to the Himalayas and has been used medicinally by indigenous people for centuries; sweet box was brought to Europe in the 19th century.
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Ancient Wonder of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are one of the ancient wonders of the world with gardens of exotic plants and creative landscaping - but did the gardens really exist?
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Environmentally Friendly Gift Ideas
There are many presents you can give these holidays that are kind to the environment.
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Fragrant Daylilies
What better way to enjoy Daylilies than to use fragrant flowers in the garden!
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HERB NEWS FOR MAY
Ephedra and other herbs have been in the news recently. Here is the latest herb news.
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How to Grow Scented Geranium
Scented geranium (Pelargonium) is easy to grow. Learn scented geranium care: correct light, soil, watering, pruning, fertilizer, repotting, pest prevention.
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Lavender's Red, Dilly-dilly
Lavender -- an old fashioned border herb with some bright modern uses
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Lavender-the Herb of Choice for Landscaping
Fragrance is big. The sale of candles, aromatherapy products and other scented items continues to grow without bounds. Among the most popular aromatic herbs is lavender. This scented plant is an excellent choice for landscapes. It adds a unique beauty to gardens even when it isn't in bloom.
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