I'd like to find a very strong smelling flower that I can plant in my garden.?

I'm trying to find something I can use to mask the smell of my neighbours compost box which is directly on the opposite side of our dividing fence -- and only about 6 feet from our back deck. Very smelly indeed!
I'd like to find a very strong smelling flower that I can plant in my garden.?
lilac's they have a very Strong smell and smell so so good
Reply:Actually, their compost box should not smell. They are not turning it enough, and as a health issue, they should turn it. They are not getting enough air and enough mix to get proper compost anyway, with strong smells - and they may be adding too much nitrogen (fresh greens). If they are letting their grass clippings rot without turning the pile to mix them with compost and brown stuff like dead leaves already in the pile then they do not really have a compost pile, they have an organic dump site. Placing it against the dividing fence is ballsy of them, but failing to turn it is just foolish and rude. Our compost pile does not have an unpleasant ordor and we only turn it a little when adding things to it - hardly a major effort. So they are negligent - tell them to turn it or get rid of it. If they have not got the time to compost properly for a closely inhabited area, they should not be composting at all!
Reply:Ask your neighbours to scatter a dressing of lime onto the compost.This'll help it break down and kill the smell!

Meanwhile try a fragrant climbing rose,a honeysuckle,jasmine,or for quick results grow sweet peas to cover the dividing fence.

Annuals such as night-scented stock and mignonette are also strongly scented.

Hope this helps!
Reply:Scented stocks, Sweet William, tobacco flower, heavily scented roses, honeysuckle - and all of the above, however, I dont think and plant will be able to mask a smelly compost bin. It should not smell - if it does, they mustnt be doing it right and it will attract vermin.
Reply:I saw that someone said Lilacs....and I totally agree...I have a lilac bush in my yard that is either called a Japanese Lilac or African Lilac...not sure which one, but it is smaller than the normal lilacs, the flowers are smaller, but there are a TON of flowers on it and they smell very good....very strong. It looks almost more like a bush rather than a big lilac tree.
Reply:Honeysuckle is your best bet. It grows and spreads fast and will bloom the same year you plant. You can actually plant it to grow on the offending fence and it's frangrance should give the neglected compost heap a run for it's money.
Reply:Peonies are very strong scented. They get about bush size %26amp; the flowers come in many colors. Very long lasting. I had a bouquet of about 8 peonies from my neighbor %26amp; placed them in my kitchen. They made my kitchen %26amp; living room smell great for almost 2 weeks before they wilted.
Reply:Yarrow is excellent. It blooms tall and stays blooming all summer. It even smells after you dry them out. Another fun option is herbs. I like my herbs in pots and there is a ton to choose from! Chocolate mint smells wonderful! Any sage plant, lavendar, rosemary, lemon balm...too many to list! Bloom On!
Reply:Compost piles should not smell, they're doing something wrong.



Lilac, honeysuckle, gardenia, jasmine, lavender, pelargonium.
Reply:Get a small lilac bush. They smell wonderful.
Reply:gardenia

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