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When I am in the backyard on a July evening, the fragrance of my Star Jasmine sweetens the air. It is really a lovely experience. Sometimes it takes me by surprise and makes me stop and move to where the Jasmine vine thrives on an arbor surrounding an old stone bench. A beautiful fragrance first fills my nose and then occupies my mind clearing it of all mundane cares and takes me for a little while to a heavenly place.

I believe my two favorite flower fragrances are jasmine and sweet peas because they both fill the air outside in the garden and also inside when I make bouquets for the house.

I cut a jasmine branch and combined it with a small bouquet of white sweet peas for a whimsical little arrangement on my living room mantle. The long jasmine branch loops into a green handle in this arrangement.