A beautiful garden can appeal to the senses of many levels. As you enter a garden that features fragrant shrubs, you immediately notice the beautiful smell and your curiosity is peaked. “Where is that wonderful aroma coming from?” you ask. Well, wonder no more. Here are some suggestions for a few delightfully fragrant shrubs that will thrive in your South Carolina garden.

Some species of viburnums have a pleasant fragrance while others have no fragrance or an undesirable fragrance, so choose from them carefully. Fragrant viburnum (Viburnum farreri), Burkwood viburnum (Viburnum burkwoodii) Fragrant snowball (Viburnum carlecephalum) Bodnant viburnum (Viburnum bodnantense), Mohawk virburnum (Viburnum x burkwoodii) and Judd Viburnum (Viburnum x juddii) are deciduous shrubs that vary in height from about 6 to 12 feet. Sweet viburnum (Viburnum odoratissimum) is an evergreen viburnum that grows up to approximately 20 feet.

Other excellent choices for adding fragrance to your South Carolina garden include Summersweet or Sweet Pepper Bush (Clethra alnifolia), Ruby Spice (Clethra alnifolia) or Butterfly Bush (Buddleia Bicolor,). Though not all roses are fragrant, consider planting a fragrant variety in your garden. Cabbage Rose (Rosa Centifolia) or one of the many varieties of Noisette Roses would make great choices.

Locate fragrant shrubs at a South Carolina Lawn and Garden Center near you.