We found many plants that predictably had distinct smells, like these:
lavender, tarragon, mint (we smelled 2 kinds), oregano, sage and thyme (we smelled 2 kinds of this, too).
We also found a few surprising ones that I didn't think really had a smell. Like this one:
Who knew lamb's ears were something to smell?? Not me. They were one of his favorites. His others were mint and tarragon. Mine too. I was about ready to rip out the tarragon - it had gotten rather gangly and unruly and appeared to have lofty ambitions that included taking over the whole herb garden - but after smelling it anew, I changed my mind. It is here to stay. For now. But I will be a strict disciplinarian.
And then there were some that we thought were smell-able, but we were disappointed:
Roses! I thought surely they would be a hit - but we couldn't smell anything! I know! Roses! The first flush of blooms we had a few weeks ago was heavenly, but this second flush isn't fragrant at all. Sigh...I will check them again in a few days.
Other plants included in our olfactory adventure included hydrangeas, daylilies, foxgloves, astilbe, catmint, spirea, geraniums, and a few others that I've since forgotten.
So what do you smell in your garden?
7 comments:
What a great way to go through the garden...super cool post! Mine love to smell things in the garden too...Kim
I normally smell all my flowers, but since we just moved I smell my new tomato, basil, marigolds, and lavender plants!
thanks, kim!
author - yum! do marigolds smell? we have some, i didn't even think to try those. i am jealous of your purple beans. we are growing boring plain green ones...that is, we WILL be, if we ever get the seeds in the ground. :(
At college I worked on the Grounds Crew one Spring/Summer, and part of our job was to plant all the flowers in our area. Our area traditionally had tons of marigolds. They definitely have a smell, but it's not one of my favorites. I love your new blog, BTW!
The beans are starting to bloom purple! I could share seed, but do you trust a crazy gardener to give your address too? Lol. Marigolds do smell. It's a unique smell all their own, do smell them!
ooo, that would be fun! is it too late to plant them? if there's still time and you're serious about sending them, i can send you my address over email. wish i had something to send in return! ;)
I don't think it's probably too late. It'd be fun to try. I would be happy to share them as there was about 50 seeds in the packet and I used 4. You can email me at aboutabug@hotmail.com No worries on returns, it's fun to do it. :)
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