On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:35:39 +0100, iamthejohn
sirdieselREMOVEMETOMAIL@hotm***dotcom wrote:


Hi all, I'm new here - guess my post count'll say 1.. lol

So i'm from south yorkshire, and am just discovering some interest in
gardening at age 26.. find it therapeutic, enjoy it, and can see a lot
of practical uses.

So i want to grow some basic veg like cherry tomatoes, peas, and spuds
out in the garden, grew the first two in my youth, have figured out the
spud technique. Grew some basil on the windowsill last year - my
greenfingered family members say basil is a right mare to grow and that
they never managed it.. So i planted half a pack of seeds and ended up
with FORTY basil plants spread about the house LOL.

There's some nice plants out in the garden like a huge poppy, a couple
of teasels that grow nice, and something my mum called kiria *shrug*
that have been in there since we moved in

But there's nothing really nice or strong smelling out there.. I'd like
to grow some nice smelling plants next season (nothing illegal, lol) -
sometimes i walk past other people's gardens and have to stop and sniff
for a few seconds.. so so nice. Some display plants, and some that
produce crops i can use for stuff..

Does anyone have any suggestions? She who must be obeyed loves lavender
so i'm going to try some of that.. Am a bit of a newb so nothing
difficult to grow.. and suggestions of possible uses?

May I suggest you get a sarcococca.
It is commonly known as Christmas Box, because it looks a bit like box
(buxux) and flowers just after Christmas. I have a well established
one. It is not fast growing, makes a clump about 3 feet high and
smells wonderful on a winter day. Put it somewhere you walk past,
like the path to the front door.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening...05/ggrow05.xml

Pam in Bristol