Fragrance Gardens

The sense of smell is said to be the strongest of the five senses; the whiff of a certain flower may linger in the memories for ages. You can easily create a garden devoted to fragrance, as Florida is blessed with hundreds of divinely-scented plants—the trouble will be choosing which ones you want to plant!

UF/IFAS Sites

• Camellia Camellia sasanqua
• Frangipani for a Tropical Look
• Gardening Tips: Add Fragrance to Your Landscape
• Tea Olive Osmanthus Frangrans

UF/IFAS Publications

• Fragrant Flowers Add Another Dimension to Gardens (PDF)
• Gardenias Bring Beauty and Fragrance (PDF)
• Lavandula angustifolia Lavender
• Nymphaea odorata Fragrant Waterlily
• Promising New Evergreen Magnolias for Florida
• Prunus caroliniana ‘Bright ’N Tight’ Cherry-Laurel
• Rosemary is for Remembrance (PDF)

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Camellias
• Confederate Jasmine
• Gardenias
• Magnolias
• Sensory Gardens

Other Sites

• Creating a Pathway to Fragrance--Montgomery County (Maryland) Dept. of Environmental Protection (PDF)
• Designing Your Own Fragrant Garden--University of Tennessee Extension (PDF)
• Fragrance Gardening--University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
• Fragrance Gardens--University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension Service
• Plant These Flowers for Scented Summer Evenings--Oregon State University Extension Service
• Scent in the Garden--University of Wisconsin Urban Horticulture