tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post7133744024597007433..comments2024-03-01T20:10:19.114-08:00Comments on ROCK ROSE: BRINGING FRAGRANCE INTO THE HOUSERock rose http://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-52078820417885598842015-04-08T14:42:18.518-07:002015-04-08T14:42:18.518-07:00I've been thinking about adding something frag...I've been thinking about adding something fragrant outside one of our windows so this was a good reminder to figure out what would work well up north. Love your door.LINDA from Each Little Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380944603357066650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-14426821689269768522015-03-30T18:32:33.465-07:002015-03-30T18:32:33.465-07:00Oh, how I love jonquils! It is amazing how fragra...Oh, how I love jonquils! It is amazing how fragrant just one bloom can be. My mother had Confederate Jasmine blooming up around her front door for many years, and it was so pretty. She finally cut it down so they could repaint the house, but it didn't come back. I know she would plant another one if they weren't getting ready to sell their house, she loved the fragrance so much. I donIndiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-50130831733601622692015-03-29T06:41:52.781-07:002015-03-29T06:41:52.781-07:00Absolutely lovely - great specimens for adding an ...Absolutely lovely - great specimens for adding an aromatic element not to mention the view of gorgeous blossoms each spring. And bees too? Do you ever have problems with pollinators getting into the house with your blooming vines so close to the doors? Growing up a friend's mom was always fussing about bees getting into her kitchen after visiting the wisteria vines that grew over the back TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-21507394035470374592015-03-28T22:40:50.712-07:002015-03-28T22:40:50.712-07:00It must have been a shock to come home and find th...It must have been a shock to come home and find that vine gone! I presume it grew back? You've inspired me to think about overwintering one of these in a pot next year! LostRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586462466899344347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-30977664703646849072015-03-28T21:06:48.562-07:002015-03-28T21:06:48.562-07:00The only scented plant near our front door is Cole...The only scented plant near our front door is Coleonema album (aka Breath of Heaven), which is in full flower this time of year. I don't have a strong sense of smell but there's such a mass of bloom from these shrubs even I can't miss the scent. I had Jasminium polyanthum growing in my former garden but not in my current one; however, the vine planted by my neighbor visits over theKris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-83067373737964991872015-03-28T15:04:51.193-07:002015-03-28T15:04:51.193-07:00LOVE the jonquils... ;)
My Jasminum polyanthum ha...LOVE the jonquils... ;)<br /><br />My Jasminum polyanthum has to winter in the sun room and just finished flowering, but some freesias are still scenting the air nearby, and I just bought an Easter lily to add to the mix.Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291223943168030684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-81190421450793657662015-03-28T14:02:03.356-07:002015-03-28T14:02:03.356-07:00I'm looking forward to next year when my newly...I'm looking forward to next year when my newly purchased one grows and has this fragrance! Thanks for the info about it. Robinhttp://www.getgrounded.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3636445408720805216.post-90409364525214933762015-03-28T12:46:49.328-07:002015-03-28T12:46:49.328-07:00I can't begin to tell you how grateful I alway...I can't begin to tell you how grateful I always am for your posts--especially this time of year when we cannot seem to get rid of winter.<br />I LOVE those jonquils. And the jasmine--wow, I can imagine how heavenly that smells. I saw a book once wherein the owners had all sorts of tropicals growing in profusion in their conservatory. It was magnificent and the article said they grew many Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.com