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November 20, 2008, 02:11:03 PM

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kelda
Posts: 263

August 12, 2008, 12:13:29 AM

this is kind of in the 'artistic' section,

I'm doing a design for a friend who has an outhouse on her property, and as a nice touch it would be cool to have some nice-smelling perennials around the outhouse. The front part gets part sun and around the outhouse there's shady spots.

What are some ideas?


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Leah Sattler
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August 13, 2008, 05:51:45 AM

Lavender! but I imagine it would be nice to have something year round. How about cedar? some mint would be nice to be able to crush and toss inside occasionally. I have a plain old golden privet that I think smells wonderfull in bloom others disagree. other ideas...

sage
honeysuckle
thyme
artemesia
lilac
magnolia
butterfly bush

I always thought it would be fun to have "scent" garden.


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permaculture.dave
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September 17, 2008, 05:01:36 PM

You might want to throw in a jasmine and a summer sweet as well. It seems you'd want the nice smelling stuff mostly blooming in the summer since smells don't tend to be much of an issue in winter since it's cold out.

Roses are always a winner too.

Dave


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Leah Sattler
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November 05, 2008, 05:19:09 AM

I like the way my golden privet smells when in bloom.


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