June Perfume

Ah, June.  It’s been a fragrant week or so in my garden, especially in the early evenings as I worked to fill my containers.  Three white flowers accounted for the perfume; blooming together, they were intoxicating, yet reminded me curiously of soap.   All around me was lily-of-the-valley, (Convallaria majalis) emitting an evocative perfume I’d know blindfolded.  Leaving aside the fact that’s it been a stealth invader on an unstoppable march to dominate my entire garden, its iconic fragrance has inspired some of the greatest perfumes, particularly Coty’s Muguets de Bois and Christian Dior’s Diorissimo.

Convallaria majalis - lily-of-the-valley If perfume is music, the fragrant viburnums are crashing cymbals, especially the big-flowered snowball viburnum (Viburnum x carlcephalum), a robust cross between the early, sweet-scented Viburnum carlesii and V. macrocephalum var. keteleeri.  Provided the squirrels don’t eat the buds – which they seem to love – I always have a few blooms poking up beside the sitting area on my deck. Fragrant Snowvall Viburnum - V. <span id=How does this common postural pattern produce compensatory hip, back and pelvic pain? Let’s embark by reviewing notable cialis online pharmacy research regarding functional and structural short right legs and then discuss theories, assessments and corrections that help deal with this troublesome disorder. The medication allows more blood to flow towards the genital area upon sexual arousal, resulting in an erection. viagra prescription australia Lump in your testicles: If there is any spinal raindogscine.com cheap viagra trauma. Increasing cases of erectile dysfunction has made condition inconsequential to suffering persons. generic levitra australia x carlcephalum” width=”800″ height=”533″ />                                                                   And this year, for the first time, I put my nose into the Solomon’s seals that grow along my side yard path and sniffed their light perfume.  Though these are the native North American Polygonatum biflorum, not the European P. odoratum – which, by its Latin name, is obviously scented – there was a decided fragrance from these lovely, swan-like stems. Solomon's seal - Polygonatum biflorum Mmmmm….. June perfume.  I wish I could dab just a little behind my ears and breathe it in when the snow flies in January.

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