Talkback: Scented plants and memory
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Carnations remind me of the warm embrace of my grandmother who always clouded her body in talcum.
Violets remind me of my mother and her passion for Parma Violet fondant chocolates. Roses because she soused herself in Joy perfume by Jean Patou.
Freesias remind me of my sister as we carried little white baskets of Freesias as her bridesmaids.
Mint reminds me of my father whose breath smelt minty when I was kissed goodbye at school gates.
Gorse reminds me of beach holidays, not because it grows in the sandy soil but because it smells of coconut and vanilla launch lotion.
Lilies just transport me -just like inhaling the head of a bathed baby , it makes you soar.
Violets remind me of my mother and her passion for Parma Violet fondant chocolates. Roses because she soused herself in Joy perfume by Jean Patou.
Freesias remind me of my sister as we carried little white baskets of Freesias as her bridesmaids.
Mint reminds me of my father whose breath smelt minty when I was kissed goodbye at school gates.
Gorse reminds me of beach holidays, not because it grows in the sandy soil but because it smells of coconut and vanilla launch lotion.
Lilies just transport me -just like inhaling the head of a bathed baby , it makes you soar.
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Pelargoniums remind me of my mother, she loved them. I also remember a large scented pelargonium that she had - it eventually went because the smell became too strong!
As a ten year old, I encountered my first rose; a great blousey soft blush coloured cabbage rose which smelled heavenly. To this day I'm still hunting for one to match it.
Hi, just like Annee I remember the smell of a flowering Privet hedge from the same era, but another smell which is stronger and has more scent are the huge flowers on my Cordoline which has grown over 12 ft high, the sweet smell drifts over the garden on the breeze and reminds me of playing outdoors during the summer as a child just after the war.
Sweet William remind me of our old neighbour where I grew up. I grew them from seed last year in memory of my childhood I was looking at them today another couple of weeks and they should be flowering