​My mother-in-law had a mantra, ‘take time to smell the roses’. It is a good thing, to be able to walk out into your backyard and smell fragrant flowers. Zone 10 most fragrant plants are unforgettable if you have them growing in and around your yard. I have enjoyed the scent of my neighbor’s night blooming jessamine(Cestrum nocturnum) and I personally grow the night blooming ‘Lady of the Night’(Brunsfelsia nitida). These night blooming shrubs bloom mostly spring and summer. The interesting variegated chalice vine(Solandra longflora) has a coconut-like fragrance to its 10 inch yellow flowers which begin to flower in late fall.  Frangrant during the day include our native Fiddlewood(Citharezylum fruiticosum) which produce very fragrant white flowers from spring through fall. Many cultivars of gardenias(Gardenia jasminoides) exist which offer considerable variation in plant size, flower form, and blooming time and duration. Popular gardenias include ‘Miami Supreme’, ‘Belmont’, ‘Frostproof’, ‘August Beauty’, and ‘Radicans’ These grafted gardenias are usually more vigorous and produce more and larger flowers than gardenia shrubs that are not grafted. For information on fragrant plants for your garden call the Palm Beach County Cooperative Extension Service Master Gardener Volunteer Hotline (561 )233-1750; Monday - Friday; 9:00 - 4:00.