Further to George's comments on scent in the garden, since the beginning of the month, our garden has been suffused with the scent of Meadowsweet or Bridewort (Filipendula ulmaria). I used to grow quite a lot of this at a former garden and was always intrigued by the fact that, similar to Georges example, the garden was flooded with the scent yet if I sniffed the flowers closely, I couldn't smell them at all. At present I only have a small plant of Meadowsweet still in a pot waiting to be planted but it's scent was strong many many yards away. Meadowsweet was Queen Elizabeth I's favourite herb apparently - maybe they needed it's scent since hygene was not quite up to par at the time! The sense of smell is so individual isn't it. I once bought several plants of a rose (Margaret Merril) because of it's reputed and advertised fragrance and when it flowered I couldn't smell a thing - not a hint - and yet others, like Gertrude Jekyll are beautiful and strong to me. Rosa Gertrude Jekyll invokes a smell of canine deposits as far as one of my neigbours is concerned! Obviously it's wise to try before you buy.
It's just started to rain! Joy!
Cheers,
Trevor
