There are lots of plants blooming at the moment as we continue into late Spring/early Summer. Above are lilies of the valley, grown in a pot. I tried to grow them in the garden but they weren't happy. They seem OK in a pot at the moment, so I am enjoying them. They always remind me of my Mum as her favourite fragrance was Yardley Lily of the Valley.
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She always wore it when she went out and I remember when I was little and she would come to say goodnight - the waft of that fragrance as she went out of the room has stayed with me.
The Choisya White Dazzler is flowering away at the front door and greets me with a scent of honey, I think. (It is a type of Mexican Orange Blossom, but I can't smell any oranges!) As it is in a more enclosed space, the scent is quite noticeable.
I am not surprised your flowers bring you Joy Ellie. Your garden is always so very pretty. Love the choisya. Yes Mum loved Lily of the Valley fragrance too. I cannot get it to grow here despite still trying. xx
ReplyDeleteThanks, Julie. Gardening brings me a lot of joy (as well as a few headaches, but that's part of the relationship, isn't it?). I can only grow lily of the valley in a pot here - it doesn't like the border. I can't grow lavender here either, despite having a south facing border! I just have to admire it in other people's gardens!
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Ellie
That should be *wishes*!
DeleteHooray for garden joy. I always think of my mother when I see/smell daphne. And love it.
ReplyDeleteThanks, EC. Scents can be so evocative, can't they? I think I love my straggly winter flowering honeysuckle so much because it has that lily of the valley fragrance too.
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Ellie