Infuse beauty and delicious scents into your garden with these flowers.

Is there anything better than going for a stroll and passing by a sweet-smelling flowering tree or bush? This spring, invite fragrant plants into your yard and soak up the scents all season long.

These are the best flowers for a fragrant and beautiful garden. 
 

1. Lilac

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Smells like: sweet and powdery, delicate

2. Peony

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Smells like: light and rosy, hint of citrus

3. Hyacinth 

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Smells like: earthy and sweet, heady

4. Rose 

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Smells like: fruity and slightly spicy

5. Gardenia 

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Smells like: creamy and floral

6. Sweet pea 

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Smells like: musky with a hint of orange

7. Freesia 

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Smells like: sweet and airy, fresh

8. Magnolia

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Smells like: delicate and warm, spicy

9. Heliotrope 

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Smells like: floral, with a hint of vanilla and almond

10. Lavender 

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Smells like: herbal and sweet

11. Daffodil 

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Smells like: green and sweet, with a touch of honey

12. Jasmine

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Smells like: sweet and intensely floral

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