The sweet, heavy perfume of the fragrant evening primrose wafts in the sunset on balmy summer evenings. The first night moths will soon come to pollinate the buds. The plant is just one of many that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Full disclosure: I wasn't always a fan of California native plants because, honestly, I didn't know anything about them. I was too ...

While there are many thousands of different plants to choose from, incorporating some of the best fragrant shrubs to your yard can be transformational, adding a sensory dimension wherever they are ...

Looking for a natural way to perfume your home? Discover 5 aromatic plants like Jasmine, Gardenia, and Hoya that offer beautiful scents and visual appeal.

Fragrance has the ability to transport us to another time, another place, and — when employed in the garden — it can create magic. Many of our emotions and memories are closely linked, due to the ...

Fragrant plants offer aromatic benefits and come in various colors, fragrances, and blooming seasons. Native fragrant plants like Sweet Acacia, Fringetree, and Fiddlewood support local ecosystems. Non ...

In a recent column, I mentioned that sweet almond shrubs I’ve cultivated in Central Florida were scentless, even though the species is widely deemed intensely fragrant. It’s possible that ancestry ...

Everyone loves walking into a room that smells wonderful. But artificial fragrances can be potentially toxic, especially to children or pets, and adults with sensitivities, lung issues or breathing ...

Scents and smells in and around our homes can create profuse and diverse reactions among different people. The stimulus of smell may linger in memory way beyond other sensory experiences. A certain ...