Gardening with Scented Plants

Author: Hall, Tony

Garden design & planning

Published on 28 July 2025 by Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew Publishing) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 160 pages, 250 Halftones, colour
222 x 263 x 21 | 932g

This is the essential guide to the broad range of spectacular scented plants that will bring colour and interest to your gardens throughout the year with fragrant flowers and foliage. Gardening with Scented Plants guides readers to design gardens that are a pleasure to the senses, from aesthetic delights to enticing fragrances which attract bees, butterflies and birds to bring your garden to life.

In this book, Kew expert Tony Hall has profiled over 200 plant species and cultivars of all types that are perfectly suited to all sizes of gardens, large and small. Following the structure of the previous instalments in the series with tips on planting positions, plant combinations, and pruning, Hall ensures success for all readers.

The book is arranged by plant type with an easy-to-use reference guide for gardeners of all abilities.