tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post162142381221791691..comments2024-03-17T17:14:03.259+00:00Comments on The Urban Veg Patch: Scents and sensibilityCarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-64679851700251135152015-01-28T09:14:11.280+00:002015-01-28T09:14:11.280+00:00It's definitely not a garden plant, Mark, so I...It's definitely not a garden plant, Mark, so I've no idea how it got here! I'm not surprised that you remember it from your trips to Cornwall as the plant is supposed to like hedgerows and clifftops where it can spread easily. Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-72745962363334920662015-01-23T23:20:32.632+00:002015-01-23T23:20:32.632+00:00Fascinating post. I love that you're creating...Fascinating post. I love that you're creating a garden to appeal to all the senses. <br /><br />I'm really interested in your ideas about scent on the winter garden. Over here (South Australia), with our milder winters, our gardens don't sleep the same way yours do. Still, I think you're right that scent is a sign that spring is on its way, that sap is quickening and pollen being created for bees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-90483644121336006482015-01-23T22:40:43.281+00:002015-01-23T22:40:43.281+00:00How spooky Caro as the very same article in the RH...How spooky Caro as the very same article in the RHS magazine came to my rescue last year when I came across an unknown plant growing just off the road in Cumbria. I read the article not long afterwards which pointed me in the direction of petasites but I concluded that it wasn't fragrans. With help from blogging friends especially Wellywoman I came to the conclusion that my plant was petasites albus. Your plants look most attractive and the scent sounds delicious. A nuisance that it's a thug but then no plant is perfect.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-1572001383942188022015-01-23T22:17:55.949+00:002015-01-23T22:17:55.949+00:00I swear I can smell Dawn from here, what beautiful...I swear I can smell Dawn from here, what beautiful flowers and such a pretty colour. Some plants do take over don't they, and once they have a hold it's almost impossible to remove them. It's good to know the bumbles are out, I haven't seen any yet.xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-38623885476452087872015-01-23T20:09:42.387+00:002015-01-23T20:09:42.387+00:00That's a good idea to celebrate the scent in o...That's a good idea to celebrate the scent in our gardens through a monthly post. I have seen the Petasites fragrans but can't remember where! Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-60061843066063579172015-01-23T19:12:09.678+00:002015-01-23T19:12:09.678+00:00Beautiful viburnum. I have never sBeautiful viburnum. I have never sEndah Murniyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175364514530314348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-14300375979715447152015-01-23T14:15:08.003+00:002015-01-23T14:15:08.003+00:00An interesting post, and terrific pictures. Sadly...An interesting post, and terrific pictures. Sadly my sense of smell is poor so most flower fragrances are lost to me. I see that you mention my favourite gardening book The Natural Gardener by Val Bourne. <br />Flighty xx Flightyhttp://flightplot.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-26924737755457602132015-01-23T11:11:13.058+00:002015-01-23T11:11:13.058+00:00It's a shame it's invasive as it's qui...It's a shame it's invasive as it's quite pretty and as you say, we need plants which are beneficial to our wildlife. I can't say I notice much scent in my garden during the winter months, perhaps I should look in to buying scented plants for each month of the year as well as flowering ones.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-25011877498493159362015-01-23T10:21:03.546+00:002015-01-23T10:21:03.546+00:00On a warm day in the woodland the air is buzzing a...On a warm day in the woodland the air is buzzing as the bees visit Crocus tommasinianus. <br />I try to have something with perfume each month, so wandering round the garden is a real pleasure no matter what time of year it is.<br />Unfortunately Petasites is a rampant spreader, I have enough of those already, planted before I knew anything about gardening!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16057764572761794703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-12213556033645845992015-01-23T10:15:14.290+00:002015-01-23T10:15:14.290+00:00A really interesting post Caro, especially about P...A really interesting post Caro, especially about Petasites, it's not something I'm familiar with, but it's good to know it has something for the bees. Scented flowers in winter are wonderful aren't they, so very special. I shall look forward to reading more posts about them. CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-53772724732605777712015-01-22T17:55:57.015+00:002015-01-22T17:55:57.015+00:00That's certainly one I haven't come across...That's certainly one I haven't come across before. It would be a shame to dig it up if you can no longer buy it, but it does have the look of an invasive. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-90074488992428399382015-01-22T16:57:00.778+00:002015-01-22T16:57:00.778+00:00From my observation I think bumble bees like to re...From my observation I think bumble bees like to rest up in the shelter of flowers like foxgloves as I often spot one dozing in a flowerSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-24027743102521488852015-01-22T16:39:47.051+00:002015-01-22T16:39:47.051+00:00I am thinking of planting in a pot in the way that...I am thinking of planting in a pot in the way that I use the summer Heliotrope 'Cherry Pie' . It's worth an experiment since aside from the scent I like that it's short in height.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-60969065348245035752015-01-22T15:12:19.502+00:002015-01-22T15:12:19.502+00:00Isn't it so nice to get a waft of lovely fragr...Isn't it so nice to get a waft of lovely fragrance in the garden even in the depths of winter? Such a bonus!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-26727955218076125122015-01-22T15:00:09.039+00:002015-01-22T15:00:09.039+00:00An interesting post, funny what you learn on a tou...An interesting post, funny what you learn on a tour through blogland! I enjoy walking past gardens in the winter sniffing the air, a bit like one of the bisto kids! x Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983898767534428385.post-54576673634174931282015-01-22T14:53:39.522+00:002015-01-22T14:53:39.522+00:00So we need Blogger to introduce "Smellyvision...So we need Blogger to introduce "Smellyvision" then, do we? The Coltsfoot reminds me of my Grandma, because there was loads of it growing near her house in Cornwall, wild in the hedges rather than in gardens. You don't see it much round here, so maybe it needs the warmer conditions of a city or coastline.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com