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Sweet smelling garden

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MotherOfDragon · 12/03/2017 21:17

I want my garden to smell delish. Last year I planted honeysuckle, mint, lavender and rosemary but am looking to add to this with something that is fast growing and preferably seeds quickly. Does anyone have any ideas?

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Dilligufdarling · 15/03/2017 08:31

They looked like little bundles of white string, not fluffy like willow, and it was a bush rather than a climber.
The smell was incredible.

Sorry for the crap picture... it was dark and on a main road with no pavement so I had to be quick!

Risking life an limb for a plant ID... there's dedication for you! Grin

shovetheholly · 15/03/2017 08:37

Trachylospermum has five-petalled flowers in the summer, yours look to be four-petalled from the picture and it's March!! Sarcococca has more prominent stamens.

Dilligufdarling · 15/03/2017 11:03

Hmmm I think I'm going to have to risk the traffic and have another look this evening.

I've had a google and the flowers don't look like sarcocoa to me. The leaves are right though.

I'll be back!

Dilligufdarling · 15/03/2017 11:07

Also I think its the wrong time of year for a trachleospurnum to be flowering. (Am prepared to be wrong here!)

My money is currently on Daphne I think...

DearMrDilkington · 15/03/2017 13:47

Anyone on here ever successfully grown pumpkins before? I try and fail most yearsGrin

shovetheholly · 15/03/2017 13:53

Yes, several of us in the allotment thread do squashes for eating or pumpkins! I start mine off in the greenhouse in about April then plant out later on.

(I still think it's a Daphne Grin )

bookbook · 15/03/2017 15:52

yes - like shove , I grow them. They are very, very greedy - food and water. But once going, they are hard to stop - great ground cover!

Dilligufdarling · 15/03/2017 20:03

And the winner is..... daphne! I'm almost certain!

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Dilligufdarling · 16/03/2017 22:40

You're probably all bored to death by my mystery plant now!

However I've finally worked out (with google's helo!) what it is:

Osmanthus burkwoodii

Which I'd never ever heard of before! So there we go Grin

https://teddingtongardener.com/2014/03/22/fabulous-spring-fragrance-osmanthus-x-burkwoodii-and-a-local-kingston-upon-thames-nursery-story/

AstrantiaMajor · 17/03/2017 08:12

SOLD, added to the wish list. Yes, before you ask, this is the garden where I am NOT buying any more plants. I might renam it MN garden as most of my plants have been from recommendation from the gardening threads.

traviata · 17/03/2017 08:45

astrantia I went onto the shade thread last night - woke up this morning to find 5 plants in a shopping basket.

I too am not buying any more.
Not until next week.

bookbook · 17/03/2017 08:55

Astrantia - I was looking at it , but its big -
It is so very tempting reading these threads :)

AstrantiaMajor · 17/03/2017 10:39

I have to be strong, I have to be strong, I have to be strong. I do not have the room for this.

shovetheholly · 17/03/2017 17:14

Oooooh, osmanthus!! That makes so much sense. It does smell wonderful.

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