What some good plants to put in front of my house, where the plant will put off a good smell.?
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Lilac, smells wonderful.
olive bush, there are some others, but be careful, they all attract bees
Roses of course are always nice but take quite a bit of care. We found an old garden rose that takes less up keep. And believe it or not..petunias give off a wonderful smell. Wave varieties in hanging pots and cascading petunias in the beds will smell wonderful, and hummingbirds and butterflies like them.
my grandmother had a gardenia bush outside her front door and the smell coming in from it was not real strong as up close to them but still gave enough to make it nice.
gardenias give me severe headaches though but those didn't.lol
Vanilla Orchids smell so great!! You can also use them in baking!!
It depends on what zone you live in and how much sun or shade you have ... but gardenias smell wonderful and are beautiful to look at, too. These plants with fragrant flowers do best in full sun with high humidity and moist soil.
It all depends on if it is sun/shade, dry shade or wet/damp shade.
For full sun plant lavender,roses,etc
shade some hostas smell nice(the flowering part)
do a google search to find out which plants will do best with your situation.
gardenias,ornimental honeysuckle,roses,
Jasmine it good if you like vines. You'll have to run them on something like a trellis but you will love the aroma. I have found that Confederate jasmine is the best and is the most fragrant.
Lavender at your front door will bring good luck, also a beautiful look and smell! :)
marigolds
All the above are great suggestions. I was also going to suggest petunias. They are really quite fragrant. Here's another--old fashioned 4 o'clocks. They grow to about 2 1/2 to 3' tall, are very easy to start from seed and come in many colors including very pretty bicolors. Also the seeds are easy to save for next year--just collect them once they turn hard and black. For early spring color and fragrance try planting some hyacinth bulbs this fall. Good luck!
Moonflowers (Datura) is a definate must. They smell so so good. Also, honeysuckle but don't but to close because it may attract more bees than you would like. Also Carolina jasmine smells realy great. And don't forget roses.
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