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Posted by birdgardner NJ/ 6b (My Page) on Sat, Nov 7, 09 at 0:46
| One of my catalog's advertised a variety "without the typical unpleasant scent." I LOVE the scent of boxwoods when they warm up in the sun! They were one of my favorite things at my grandparents' house. I ruffle them up and inhale and wouldn't have one without the scent.
How about you? Love or hate? Am I just weird?
Are there plant fragrances you like that other people don't, or ones that you can't stand that others like? |
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RE: Boxwood scent
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| When I first purchased my boxwood, I didn't know about the odor. I purchased them because they are quite deer resistant. When I put them into the car, I assumed that the odor I smelled was some fertilizer applied to them. Was not crazy about the smell, but outside, planted in the ground, I really don't smell them. Don't know how I will eventually feel about the smell. I do like the aroma of marigolds and know many people hate them. On the other hand, I hate the the smell of Pelargoniums (geraniums). Interesting topic--olfactory preferences in the botanical realm. |
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| I like the scent of boxwood and use it for decoration at Christmas when I can convince a neighbor to let me pinch hers! |
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- Posted by botann z8 SEof Seattle (My Page) on
Sun, Nov 8, 09 at 22:24
I too remember them from my grandmother's garden when I was very young. They always bring back a lot of memories. If it weren't for the memories I wouldn't enjoy the smell at all.
I have a few just for the memories. I took cuttings from her garden years after she died. |
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| Count me among those that think the aroma is quite offensive. And I like cats! |
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| Heehee, I think they smell more like a (much marked) DOG target, than a cat's! Can't stand the odor. |
RE: Boxwood scent
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| It doesn't smell like cat pee in the least to me - which is a loathesome smell if you've ever been a teen-aged maid going into a house where the litterbox hasn't been changed since the last time you were there...or your grandmother took a charitable interest in the local cat lady. |
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- Posted by carrieb 7 Philadelphia (My Page) on
Wed, Nov 11, 09 at 14:37
| I find their scent to be mild, and non-offensive. I know people who love the scent and people who hate it. I don't like the smell of marigolds and mums, but don't notice it unless I'm planting them or otherwise up close and personal. Over the summer, I was planting some Scotch broom (not by choice!) and my boss said "sometimes I forget how fragrant they are". I thought she had to be joking. She wasn't. |
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| Actually, I like the scent of boxwood foliage. I thought it was crazy when I heard Queen Anne (I think - might have been a different queen) had all the boxwoods in the royal gardens removed because she didn't like the scent. Then mine bloomed! Ick!!! We had them at our house growing up, but I had never noticed them blooming before. Luckily, they only bloom for a fairly short period, so I'm keeping them. |
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| Nothing means "Washington DC" more to me than that scent. English boxwood does not grow in zone 4, but the Green____ crosses do. They are only half english boxwood (the rest is korean) so the aroma is greatly reduced. I have 4 of the Chicagoland Green boxwoods, and on a humid, warm day in Minnesota sometimes they put out enough aroma it smells like DC. But not often enough for me! |
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| I grew up with boxwood, but the only opportunity I had to smell it was at Grandma's house, maybe every other year. I think that may have had something to do with its specialness. I would lay my whole self across the bush, at nine or ten years of age, it was a perfect fit, and breath it in deeply. I have been wanting to purchase boxwood ever since, but need to do something about my soil before I get the precious thing here. |
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