The Four-Season Fragrance Garden — Seattle’s Favorite Garden Store Since 1924 – Swansons Nursery

Nothing can conjure up a memory like a certain fragrance.  Maybe it’s the smell of pine needles in the sun that makes you recall a family vacation. Perhaps it’s the perfume that only your grandmother wore. Campfire smoke, salty ocean air, the lemon soap from your grade school, all of these fragrances can bring even the most long-forgotten and obscure memories to mind. 

This certainly applies to fragrances from the plants in our gardens as well.  Whether we want to reproduce the scents of our childhood gardens, or simply create a new sensory experience, there are many fragrant plants to enjoy. We all know that roses and lilies smell amazing, but here is a collection of annuals, perennials, and shrubs you may not be as familiar with and which will bring unique and evocative fragrances to your garden throughout the year. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: The plants featured in this blog post are generally in stock in the season they are blooming. We may not have everything mentioned at all times but we’re always happy to suggest alternatives and assist you in finding the best plants for your space! This post was updated for 2022.