{"id":106865,"date":"2019-05-05T17:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-05-05T10:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/pelargoniums-for-perfume-all-year-round-james-wong\/"},"modified":"2019-05-05T17:04:58","modified_gmt":"2019-05-05T10:04:58","slug":"pelargoniums-for-perfume-all-year-round-james-wong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/pelargoniums-for-perfume-all-year-round-james-wong\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelargoniums for perfume all year round | James Wong"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe intense aroma of pelargoniums comes from their leaves \u2013 which means the scent lasts the whole yearAs we garden we often spend so much time focused on the visual that it can be all too easy to overlook one of the other great gifts that tending plants gives us \u2013 their incredible scent. In fact, upon the advent of colour printing, much of modern breeding work with even the most highly scented species started to prioritise appearance above all else. This was to allow plants to vie for attention on the pages of gardening catalogues. It meant that many modern roses, sweet peas and even some jasmine cultivars began to lose their fragrance. To most of us, that\u2019s nothing short of a travesty.While the tide may finally be shifting on this trend, there is one group of aromatic plants that have always been selected for the very best perfume, resulting in some truly spectacular results. Fortunately, they are easy to grow, have a long season of interest and are very affordable: scented pelargoniums. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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