The fragrance of the spring or summer garden is a true pleasure. It has sometimes been lost in the modern shuffle, as other flower characteristics, such as habit, color, flowering time, adaptability to local conditions, and ability to resist disease, have taken precedence over scent. However, you can plant your garden with scented bulbs. May. The scent of a paper-white narcissi is very enjoyable. There are scented narcissi hardy to Zone 5.
Jonquils offer a lovely fragrance with creamy-white to soft yellow blooms.
If you like miniature daffodils, mix them with your jonquils. Miscellaneous bulbs include the mildly scented grape hyacinth and the Iris reticulata . Scented, summer-flowering lilies add a wonderful fragrance to the garden. Acidanthera closely resemble gladioli. They need well-drained soil and full sun.