almond-scented

Place one vanilla-scented canister in one corner of the room, one vinegar-scented canister in a second corner, a lime-scented canister in a third corner, and an almond-scented canister in the remaining corner.

Another evergreen, Clematis armandii, has large oval leaves and white, long-lasting, almond-scented flowers in early to mid-spring.

Plant the pink forsythia-like flowers of Abeliophyllum distichum Roseum on a sunny south- or west- facing wall where the almond-scented perfume can waft into the house through an open window in February and March.

I had some girolles, the beautiful orange-hued almond-scented forest mushrooms that chefs adore cooking with, and a bag of small ceps, some of the tastiest wild mushrooms around - their strong, deep scent and meaty texture are perfect for stews and pasta dishes.

It might not be especially floriferousness in our cool temperate gardens but every almond-scented blossom it worthy of close inspection.

For example: Put a small red dot on the bottom of the vanilla-scented canisters: a tiny piece of tape on the bottom of the vinegar-scented canisters; a piece of tape with a tiny black dot on the base of almond-scented canisters: and do nothing to those canisters that smell of lime.

In early spring they are festooned with almond-scented saucer-shaped white flowers.

A bit smaller - a 40-footer - is one of the few scented cherries, prunus x yedoensis, which has small pink flowers which turn pure white and are faintly almond-scented.

The flowers are not large (just 5cm or 2in across), but are long-lasting and almond-scented with five petals held in a saucer shape, long-lasting.

Even with snow on the ground, you can count on the winter-flowering cherry, Prunus subhirtella Autumnalis, the almond-scented Viburnum x bodnantense Dawn, one of the witch hazels and a dwarf daphne or two.

When planting hanging baskets, choose some scented trailers such as brachycome, the swan river daisy, and for borders, plant heliotropes, purple and almond-scented, though these should not be allowed outdoors until summer is really warming up.

But there's a much quieter white forsythia, Abeliophyllum distichum, that will delight you with its almond-scented delicate white or very pale pink flowers.

3 Prunus yedoensis, the Yoshino cherry, brings me back to my student days at the Botanic Gardens in Dublin, where a magnificent specimen with almond-scented blush white flowers stands gracefully.