A walk in the garden or on a path is deliciously better with sweet smelling herbs. Some of the best, recommended by The Spruce:
– Anise hyssop. Bees love the spiky purple flowers which, along with the leaves, are edible. A gentle breeze easily picks up the sweet licorice scent.
– Nepeta (Catmint). A treat for — who else? — your cat. To humans, it's subtle. To cats, it's intoxicating.
– Mint. Its underground stems travel horizontally everywhere, making it an aggressive, but delightful plant. Its clean, tingling aroma is the definition of fresh.
– Rosemary. A splendid herb and a delight on the nose and tongue. Rosemary can actually be used to form a small hedge along a sunny walkway.
– Thyme. An ancient herb used for cooking and medicine for thousands of years, thyme is useful in cooking and has a sharp woody fragrance.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.