How do flowers produce a scent, and what’s it made of?

Choose fabulously fragranced flowers to add an extra-special touch to your summer garden

Try these top 10 plants to ramp up the fragrance on your plot during the long summer nights

Reminiscent of love and with an unmistakable odour of death, the little stinkers of the natural world might incite repulsion, but they are only doing their job, pleads Ian Morton

Lavender is one of those plants that evokes memories, just to squeeze its automatic leaves is to be transported in time. Mediterranean holidays, granny’s perfume, childhood gardens or an aromatherapy

Fill your garden with healthy, natural-looking varieties that have beautiful open flowers for pollinators

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