Didsbury-Magazine-Jun-Jul-2013

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GARDEN STYLE not to be sniffed at I am in a friend’s greenhouse, admiring her collection of pretty scented leaved pelargoniums, when I am unexpectedly caught up in a Proustian moment and transported back to my wedding day, nearly thirty years ago. Everything about the day is suddenly memorable, from the feel of sunlight in the sharp breeze, to the drone of the city centre traffic and my enormous hat threatening to fly away. But what has prompted this vivid recollection of senses? It is the heady perfume of white freesias – that same scent that made up my wedding bouquet all those years ago. Scent is a very powerful thing – used both to repel and attract. Did you know, for instance, that the main scenting chemical in summer jasmine is indol, and that this very same chemical gives both faeces and vomit their characteristic pong? You see, it’s just a question of different concentrations, and the sensitivity of your 48 I JUNE/JULY 2013 nose. I know one sensitive lady who had to remove a Sorbus tree from her front garden as she felt like she was in a toilet every time she walked through it – not surprising as the main scent chemical in both Sorbus and Hawthorn is ammonia! At a lower concentration, ammonia can be a lovely perfume component - think of magnolias. Scent is, of course, not there just for our benefit. Plants use it to attract pollinating insects, with night-scented plants like honeysuckles attracting moths in the gloom, and brassicas emitting mustard oils to repel leaf-eating insects. In fact it is estimated that around 1.4billion tons of scented compounds are released into the air each year – a bit like living in a huge aromatherapy session! They are so concentrated in some areas of the world that they actually have an effect on the quality of light, scattering the light above forests thereby making them appear blue – just think of the Blue Ridge mountains, or the Smoky mountains. But here in my own garden, I believe that scent plays a very important part in my enjoyment of the whole gardening experience, and therefore should be carefully planned. I have many roses, but one of the most highly scented is the pink double Gertrude Jekyll, whose petals are so desirable that they are now being used in the perfume industry. I love lemon scents and like to include the herb lemon balm in the wilder border, and lemon verbena and lemon thyme in clay pots near a seat so that I can crush a leaf on a warm day and feel instantly refreshed. Try to make sure that you have something scented for each month of the year, whether flower or foliage, and the thought of inhaling its perfume will draw you out into the garden whatever the weather. My favourites include winter Viburnum fragrans and Daphne bholua, spring Azalea mollis and wallflowers, summer roses and sweet rocket Hesperis matronalis, and in autumn, honey-scented Actea simplex and the crushed foliage of eau de Cologne mint kept in a pot by the door. So plant something perfumed this year and pander to your senses - believe me, scent in the garden is not to be sniffed at! Anne Britt is a garden designer. For designs and classes, contact her at annebritt@btinternet.com
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