

15 Fragrant Garden Flowers
Easy Elegance Rose Few plants symbolize fragrance like roses. This group of plants features shrubs, climbers, miniatures — and all sorts of other wonderful types. Flower color runs the gamut, including white, deep burgundy (almost black), lemon yellow and a host of other hues. New rose introductions like the Easy Elegance collection feature disease-resistant leaves with strong winter hardiness (Zones 5-9). Kiss Me (Rosa 'BAIsme’) unfurls richly petaled blooms reminiscent of o


Outdoor Landscape Lighting
How do you create a yard that's light years ahead of others? One way is to make the space usable at night. Since many people work or play till long after the sun goes down, they often don't have time to enjoy their backyard until the evening hours. Add outdoor lighting, and your garden is immediately transformed into usable space. "Most people don't realize this, but the backyard is a whole new room that they haven't explored fully," says outdoor lighting designer Michael Ses