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I'm new to gardening, and working out lots of things by trial and error.
Got a lovely mini-rose in bloom, but it doesn't compare to the fragrances
given off by a climbing variety that I also have (that recently I've need to
prune back). I live in a built up area and would like plants and flowers
that really give off a scent. I know it's a lot to do with oils, wind and
heat etc. and I'll be adding to the lavendars I've put by the pathway next
year. With the lavendars, I've been able to get the scent, but, I do need to
crouch down - the scent doesn't seem to "hang" as I walk past.

I've got colours and design that is ever changing, but I want to add to that
with a full sensory experience, so I'm into strong, not light fragrances.

Early in the season try wallflowers, follow up with Nicotiana (I'd be
inclined to avoid the coloured varieties), honeysuckle, night scented
stock. Mock orange is good for a short season if you have the space, and
in winter Viburnum bodnantense.

If your garden is really warm and you have somewhere to overwinter it,
Brugmansia is good, but it prefers a greenhouse.

Again if you have the space and a reasonably warm spo, Euphorbia
mellifera has a strong honey scent for a couple of months.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"