Koru reminded me of our first ever trip to Rarotonga 3 years ago.As we entered the airport,there was an intoxicating perfume of frangipani filling the whole room-I had never smelt it before,and it is now a lasting memory.
wessex,
Oct 30, 1:46pm
Funny how smells stay with you and take you straight back to where you first smelt them. Today its my Lilac it just reminds me of England a a child out with my grandmother. Happy days. What a lovely thread
ro42,
Oct 30, 2:11pm
Mahoe (whiteywood). Quite a bit in the bush around my house and it's all flowering now - a powerful honey scent.
maclad,
Oct 30, 2:16pm
Thanks for the reminder i too love those smells but would add lupin to it, they remind me so so much of my childhood.
spiritofgonzo,
Oct 30, 3:53pm
I've never been able to really smell the michelia figo . perhaps it just isn't within my nose frequency!But my favourite at the moment (just finished flowering) would be the smell of my Michelia yunnanensis
tui93,
Oct 30, 5:57pm
Nicotianas in the evenings.
amph981,
Oct 30, 5:59pm
Lilly of the Valley,Wallflowers, Honeysuckle,Daphne, Roses, Freesias, Boronia, mingionette! Lots of other ones.
stevee6,
Oct 30, 6:34pm
Alyssum, violets.
wheelz,
Oct 30, 7:16pm
My citrus are in full flower now. Just divine ! As with port wine magnolia, wisteria, lily of the valley, first flush of roses. Have philadelphus, winter sweet, queen of the night, honeysuckle, fragrant lilies in bud, daphne, Murraya paniculata, fragrant camellia, Plus the fragrant spring bulbs. .I have never been able to smell boronia !
family007,
Oct 30, 7:44pm
Bought 2 of them because I could not resist the smell. Every evening I wander out the back door into the backyard and there it is. the heavenly smell!
dms01,
Oct 30, 11:05pm
call me sensitive, but boronia almost makes me tipsy! in a good way, I love it
dibble35,
Oct 31, 5:09am
Oohhh yeh, lady i garden for has a big orange tree full of flowers at the moment, its so nice walking past it.
annies3,
Oct 31, 7:43am
Oh yes lupin too I think it is of a similar family, and the one I couldnt remember is Hawthorn I think, the memories of riding along roads lined each side with these plants, there is nothing quite like it.
shanreagh,
Oct 31, 2:45pm
Hoya in my back porch - is that close enough to the garden!
wendalls,
Oct 31, 7:04pm
A type of mint which is sooo lemonade popsicles. They must get the flavour from it. It also has a lovely bright green leaf. More so than common varieties. dont know its proper name.
figjamto,
Nov 1, 6:52pm
Just had my garden re designed/lanscaped and now have Port Wine Magnolia.Frangipani I have had for a few years.both just lovely
figjamto,
Nov 1, 6:56pm
Just love the smell of Alyssum.have put it in a mixed hanging basket by the door.lovely
auburn4,
Nov 1, 7:30pm
Queen of the night, Port wine magnolia, pennyroyal and jonquils. Also some but not all roses. An apple or orange tree in blossom is so wonderful.
beebb3,
Nov 1, 7:56pm
All of the above lol, and also Viburnum Carlessii, burkwoodii etc. Yes some of the species rhodos, nuttalli, lindellyii, can't beat boronia megastigma, I could roll in that smell, its just so intoxicating, and reminds me of my childhood, mum used to always wear it on her lapel, how often do you see flowers being worn on a lapel now! very seldom. Cannot beat fragrance! especially near where you walk in and out of the house. Happy 'sniffing/smelling' all.
rozke,
Nov 1, 10:25pm
orange citrus and fresh mown grassrosesalyssum
thejewellerybox,
Nov 2, 7:00am
Daphne, Allyseum in the sun, rose scented geraniums, peppermint scented geranium,Old fashioned roses, lemon balm, corsican mint and lavender.
matthews4,
Nov 2, 7:42am
Lovely lot of comments - can smell them when you read this!One thing I missed was genista.Also love penny royal - great planted near BBQ's, as when you walk on it, the scent repels mosquito - mine is down the drive.The scents were very strong yesterday, it was so hot.
matthews4,
Nov 8, 5:52pm
Come on, there must be more scents people have coming out in the garden, to keep the post going a bit longer.Watering the garden in early evening is lovely at present - everything is growing so well at present.
matthews4,
Nov 8, 5:55pm
Another unusual scent we have at present - our neighbouring dairy farming spraying the cow poo from the cow shed on the paddocks, but that is part of living in the country.Used to it, after 15 years living on our lifestyle block.Also, smell of bonfires from tree trimming, now it is dry enough to burn them.A good fire is over very quickly, with dry material.
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