The Perfumed Garden.

The Perfumed Garden, adds an important dimension to any home and shouldn't be overlooked. Many plants have fragrant foliage, others perfumed flowers and some of course have both. All are suitable for a perfumed garden.

Perfumed Gardens, as with any type of garden, need careful planning. It is important to know when each plant is in flower. Planting your perfumed garden with too many strongly scented plants, which flower at the same time, could be overwhelming, even in a perfumed garden.

Perfumed gardens should have a succession of plants, flowering all year round. Of course scented foliage tends to be more subtle than flowers, so it is a good idea to disperse foliage plants amongst the flowers in your scented garden. Subtly perfumed plants, both foliage and flowering, can of course be planted en masse , to really enjoy them in the perfumed garden.

Perfumed gardens also need careful plant positioning. Planting near doors, windows and sitting areas, ensures that the scent can be enjoyed. Foliage plants usually need crushing, to release their scent, so planting where they are brushed against or walked on in the perfumed garden is the best place.

Remember some flowers in the perfumed garden, are strongest at night so need to be positioned near windows and doors. Last but not least, keep in mind that not everyone enjoys the same scents, but if you keep the planting subtle, almost everyone will enjoy your perfumed garden.

Some Helpful Flower Garden Ideas For Beginners.

So, where do flower garden ideas come from? How do you come up with ideas? If you don't want, or can't afford to hire a professional, where can you get your ideas from? If you are a gardening beginner, this can be daunting and even if you are an experienced gardener, you sometimes need help for inspiration.

There are of course a great many ways of finding flower garden ideas, but here are just a few, which might get your creative juices flowing.

1. Take a few tours of gardens.
Actually seeing other gardens will not only give you ideas, but you will see things that you don't like as well. This will help you not to make costly mistakes in your own garden.

2. Look at magazines.
All sorts of publications, besides the usual gardening magazines, are full of flower garden ideas. How many "celebrities" have their homes and gardens featured every time you pick up a magazine? You may not like them, or their style, but you may find that their gardener has done something of interest.

3. Browse your local library and bookstore.
You'll find a large number of garden design books, full of fantastic gardens. Just bear in mind, that many of these pictures are actually enhanced by professional photographers, to make them look even more perfect and spectacular than they really are. Extra flowers and plants can easily be added for photographic effect.

4. Check out the internet
Although it's not easy to find pictures of gardens on the internet, it is getting better. Many sites only have 'photos of individual plants, but there are some good images out there. Lots of pictures are available at Perennial Flower Garden Ideas.

5.Keep an eye out, for more gardening tips and ideas at this and other blogs. Lots of people are sharing their experience and ideas with others.