Enchanted EVENINGS
Woman's Weekly|August 15, 2023
Choose the perfect plants to make the most of summer nights in your garden
CHRIS MORLEY
Enchanted EVENINGS

Night time scents

Arrange containers brimming with fragrant plants near a seating or dining area, ideally in a spot where breezy gusts won't disperse the perfume. Richly scented oriental lilies*, such as ice-white 'Casa Blanca' or 'Muscadet', with its white and pink freckles, are floriferous and easy to grow. Tall (H. 1m) and elegant, their curved-back flowers glow like starbursts at twilight.

For something smaller, but just as sniffable, a clove-scented pink, like Dianthus 'Mrs Sinkins' (H. 50cm), is a pretty addition, especially in a cottage-style garden. Or opt for night-scented stock (Matthiola longipetala; H. 60cm), a hardy annual with tiny flowers that open late in the day.

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