Grow for scent

Learn all about growing these plants with the added bonus of adding scent to your garden.

Jim Marshall: 'Carnations - how to grow and the best varieties for scent' 

Roger Parsons: 'A passion for sweet peas'

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Jim Marshall spent ten years at the RBG Edinburgh, both as a student and member of staff and was a garden advisor for the National Trust for over twenty five years.  Jims holds two National Collections: he fell in love with Malmaison Carnations when he was asked to source some flowers for the then Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother when she visited Lanhydrock House; he has a second collection of Heritage Perpetual Carnations.  He is a Trustee of Plant Heritage and a Vice Chairman of the RHS Herbaceous Committee, and has been awarded gold medals for his exhibits at the Hampton Court Flower Show. 
 
Roger Parsons is the holder of a Scientific National Collection of Lathyrus. He received the Brickell Award in 2019 for excellence in cultivated plant conservation and is author of the book "Sweet Peas: an Essential Guide". He was Chairman of the National Sweet Pea Society until March 2020 and started working in horticulture 50 years ago next month.