On 25/10/08 23:35, in article ,
"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?

many thanks folks
AJ

Some of the strongest smelling plants seem to be winter flowering. As Pam
says, Sarcococca is a gem from that pov, and so is Eleagnus ebbingei, which
flowers in autumn but that doesn't like cold winds. Lonicera purpusii is a
scented shrubby honeysuckle that flowers in winter and Lonicera Belgica is
one of the climbing honeysuckles that has a wonderful scent in late
spring/early summer. Plant that on supports outside a window and let the
smell drift into the house.

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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)