{"id":76520,"date":"2018-01-14T13:00:19","date_gmt":"2018-01-14T06:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/scented-winter-flowers-james-wong-on-gardens\/"},"modified":"2018-01-14T13:02:55","modified_gmt":"2018-01-14T06:02:55","slug":"scented-winter-flowers-james-wong-on-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/scented-winter-flowers-james-wong-on-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"Scented winter flowers | James Wong on gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIf you can brave the cold and the drizzle outside, you\u2019ll find a surprising array of unexpectedly sweet smellsTo me there is nothing in the garden that is as uplifting as fragrance, particularly in the darkest depths of winter. Catching an unexpected whiff of the scent of summer on a cold, grey day when dashing out the front door or walking to the bus stop is one of the everyday surprises which makes gardening so magical.However, as a self-confessed fair-weather gardener who hates the cold, for me there is just one downside to many winter flowering shrubs: you have to get out in the freezing drizzle to actually smell them. I barely last a few minutes at a time. Fortunately, a small handful of these beauties also happen to make excellent cut flowers, so you can surround yourself with the scent of the outdoors all day. Having experimented with loads each winter, I have come up with my top four that smell as good in the house as they do in the garden. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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