WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Fragrances are a part of spring. Newly sprouted vegetation. Rain-soaked soil. Perfumed blossoms. Scents that make you begin to think about your home landscape and how it will ...

Before aromatherapy and essential oil-scented products flooded the market, desert folks used real plants to create an olfactory experience. It's the most natural way to add fragrance to your home, a ...

Feng Shui tells us about how to arrange a space based on energy flow, and this can apply to plants too. Place this one plant ...

If you enjoy aromatherapy, you may want to consider adding some fragrant plants to your porch or in your landscape. They come in different flower colors, intensity of fragrance and blooming seasons.

Perfumes had captivated the ancient Greeks and through many sources, we can still venture through the world of perfumes in ...

Send sweet scents wafting across your patio with a fragrant container garden. Position containers filled with fragrant patio plants where you are likely to brush by them or sit near them. The ...

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 ...

Full disclosure: I wasn't always a fan of California native plants because, honestly, I didn't know anything about them. I was too busy being googly eyed over show-stopper ornamentals like roses. My ...

I love natural fragrance from plants. Not all plants are fragrant, but many are and they come in many sizes, shapes and colors. They are like the popular kids at the playground; everyone likes to be ...

Ground cover plants shouldn't be overlooked when planning a backyard. By covering patches of bare soil, they help bring a space together, creating a tapestry of textures and colors, all while keeping ...