Anyone who has ever visited a fragrance garden will never forget this experience. Stimulating, calming, balancing or bewitching – plants have a suitable aroma for every taste and every emotional state, which has a positive effect on the mood. In our article we would like to briefly introduce you to the most beautiful scented plants and also talk about how you can create a scented garden.
Which scented plants are suitable for the garden?
Popular scented plants for the garden include gardenia, lily of the valley, chocolate cosmos, fragrant herbs such as thyme and peppermint as well as roses and lavender. These plants spread wonderful scents and create a relaxing atmosphere.
Learn more about in this article:
- Gardenia
- Lily of the valley
- Chocolate cosmos
- Scented herbs
- Roses and lavender
Gardenia
Because of its beautiful flowers and its captivating scent, the gardenia is often referred to as the queen of scented plants. The Bochum doctor Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. Hanns Hatt managed to prove that gardenia oil has a calming and anti-anxiety effect. He thus provided evidence that aromatherapy actually works. Unfortunately, gardenias are not frost hardy and have to be kept indoors over the winter in our latitudes.
Lily of the valley
The small, bell-shaped flowers of the lily of the valley spread an aromatic, feminine scent in spring. Its floral, elegant smell, coupled with its delicate appearance, inspired poets to create their most beautiful works.
Chocolate cosmos
Do you love chocolate? Then this is the perfect scented plant for you, because in warm summer weather the attractive dark red flowers of the cosmos exude an intense, bittersweet aroma.
Scented herbs
Typically Mediterranean scents can be smelled near herbs such as thyme, sage or oregano. Peppermint, which comes in a variety of different varieties, should also not be missing from any scented garden. Give the herbs a warm, windless place, because this is where the essential oils, which are responsible for the scent and flavor, develop best.
Roses and lavender
Fragrant roses belong in every aromatic garden. Aromatic-smelling varieties can be found among the shrub roses, bed roses and climbing roses, so that you can adapt the growth to the local conditions. The underplanting of lavender, which is also one of the classic scented plants, is visually very appealing.
How to create your own aroma oasis
If you want to create a scented garden, you should plant it in several levels or in a spiral that goes up. A wall or windbreak ensures that the aromas are directed in the direction you want. Alternatively, you can use a trellis on which a scented rose winds its way up. Integrate a seat into the aroma garden so that you can relax and enjoy the intoxicating scents.
Tip
Well-stocked specialist shops have a large selection of scented plants. Sniff your favorite plants here or in a public scent garden and choose them according to your feelings. Touch the leaves of the plants, because sometimes this is what sets the poor free.
