Masking animal smells

Hi all... i'm a newbie so forgive me if this isn't the ideal board for this question. I'm also a complete "nonce" when it come to gardening... i much prefer to let someone else do all the hard work and just sit back and enjoy.

I've recently had my back garden completely re-landscaped and one of the jobs was to remove some trees & bushes which ran up one side of the garden and replace it with standard fencing... looks 100% better however the side effect is that i can now smell my neighbours dogs since they have them in an outdoor kennel (see pic here).

Can anyone recommend a method to mask the dog smell i.e. some all year round plants that i could maybe hang on the fence or some nice smelling creepers etc.

any info appreciated.

 

Re climbers, both honeysuckle and jasmine have a good scent, and should grow well in Sunderland.

As far as things to hang on the fence are concerned - how about some pouches with petunias in them? They have a fantastic scent and look great too.
:D

 

thanks for that,

would both climbers grow together or would it have to be one or the other, also - are they all year round ? (sorry.. but i'm a bit dumb on this sort of stuff)

 

Best to plant them separately, and grow them up a trellis, since your fence is a solid one. You can have winter flowering jasmine for evergreen colour, and you get yellow flowers in the winter (hence the name, of course!) But is doesn't have much of a scent -
http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/results/?ContentType=Plant_Card&ClassID=1667&CategoryID=
but the nicest scented one in my opinion, is Clotted Cream, with areally good scent

http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/results/?ContentType=Plant_Card&ClassID=2000004963&CategoryID=

There are evergreen honeysuckles, but I'm not sure how strongly scented they are. Here's one of the best ones (not evergreen) http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/results/?ContentType=Plant_Card&ClassID=1689&CategoryID=

 

Rosemary for evergreen that can also be used as a herb and lavender likewise but thats not evergreen ,but the scent is gorgeous.
Although not climbers they fit the rest of the brief....
But your garden is desperate for planting....
Good Luck....

 

Hello, davey Jad, and welcome to GC. Seems like you're already getting some good advice above .... however, I disagree with Roders (sorry!) but both Rosemary and Lavender are evergreen! :rolleyes:

 

I agree.. its a bit spartan... but to be honest that was the idea. We're a working family with a 3yr old lad. We needed a nice garden that required the bare minimum of upkeep (grass cut every other week)with space to "play" (him) and "relax" (us) - spare time is at a premium and to be honest gardening is not my strong point. If it wasn't for the foul smelling dogs next door i doubt we'd do anything to it... a few pots maybe

Thanks for all the advice above though. I'll certainly use it.

 

broom is also rather nice scent and can be strong.

 

Is Broom a climber ie. can it be trained to spread across my fence ? If so, are there any particular varieties you would recommend

 

haven't come across a climbing broom, but they make quite big bushes, or even almost trees, like the pineapple broom - which smels of pineapples!! Cytisus battandieri - lovely name!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/251.shtml

 

I have never tried training one. You could have a go like they do for peaches and such like. But it can grow pretty tall and very bushy if not kept in check.

I was more thinking that if you have a nice climber like a clematis going up the wall. A broom at its feet would give you the most marvellous flowers and scent but would also keep the roots of your climber cool, which they like!

 

Try Eleagnus, which in the mature plant has a lovely Eau De Cologne perfume around it, and if lavender is planted at its feet it is absolutely glorious, especially when the rain falls. Keep both bushes neat but not over pruned as the more mature and thick they become the better. We used to keep both round a small gravel plot which our (then 11 )cats used as an outdoor litter tray and between clearings it was excellent. Good luck!

 

I think i'll have to avoid the Broom and Eleagnus simply because they are shrubs/bushes which doesn't really fit with my plan.. although the thought of pineapple fragrance is very appealing.

This weekend i tried shopping for some honeysuckle hassiana (for the fragrance) and jasmine nudiflorum for the flowers but was left a little perplexed... my local garden centre (clays) had the jasmine but said that it flowered from june-sept which is contrary to the info i got from jparkers. (anyone care to clear that up for me ?) No sign of the honeysuckle so I left scratching my head and headed for b&q - not much luck there either - a very poor show.

I'll have another go during the week at few other newly discovered outlets... if not then mail order i guess

 

Must be a different jasmine, Davey. What type were you wanting? was it the winter-flowering one, or the one with lots of scent, or what? - looking at your link, I see it's the winter-flowering one. Well, wherever you buy it, if it says jasminum nudiflorum it's the right one to flower through the winter.

 

yes.. winter flowering... but the information at my local garden centre for the same plant said it flowered june-sept! guess they're wrong

My plan is for scent during the summer months.. flowering during the winter months... both would be best though.

The missus has told me she doesn't want a fence that looks a mess (at any time of year really) so i need to cover all bases.