What is this sweet scented plant?

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🐝 love it but I have no idea what it is.

Looks like it might be Philadelpus - or mock orange. It is a divine scent. My lilac has just about finished producing its delicious fragrance and the philadelpus is ready to oblige by taking over! So grateful to have my garden at the moment.

*Philadelphus eek!

I think it's mock orange. Mine is out now and the scent is amazing.

Yes, it's mock orange blossom

Thank you. It doesn't belong to me and our new neighbours are busy cutting back everything in their garden (lockdown boredom?) so I want to buy one for myself in case it goes under the chainsaw too

Yes it’s philadelphus “mock Orange”.
It really does have such a gorgeous scent.

Its a lovely plant. Now is not the time to be cutting everything back especially if they have birds nesting

I know. I'm furious about it, they are only cutting back ground level at the moment and means the DCs have had a loud conversation about how the birds are nesting in that lovely plant the neighbours have got again this year and isn't it wonderful

Me and not means

Stay on good terms and ask them for the hackings then you can try propagating it :-)

I can hack off some that hangs over into our garden if they start cutting it down :-)

If there is actually a birds nest, tell them, and remind them that the Wildlife and Countryside Act makes it illegal to disturb deliberately or recklessly a birds nest in use or being built ... which means "not noticing" is not an excuse.