The American Rose Society's James Gamble Fragrance Award primarily selects hybrid tea roses (including fragrant favorites like Fragrant Cloud, Double Delight, Mr. Lincoln, and Tiffany.) ...

Old rose varieties, that is, ones from before 1867, had more fragrance on average than most modern roses, but your event would need to coincide with their shorter (usually spring) bloom period.

'Fragrant Cloud' is another floribunda choice for scent (floribundas are plants that have several flowers on one stem). "It has a sweet, spicy perfume," says McElhose.

Of course, the main boon of sitting roses in pots on the patio is relishing their scent close by. For its incredible perfume and compact habit, Fragrant Cloud is a must-have hybrid for a container.

Found it hiding near the center of the rose and in between its petals. The bug looks like a piece of tiny gravel. Not quite grey. Not quite brown. Not quite black. Little tiny antennae.

I had good luck with Mister Lincoln (a red), Fragrant Cloud and Tropicana (both orange), and Double Delight (a red and white). You'll need to experiment because the rose has to match your yard and ...

But germacrene D makes up less than 10% of all the volatile chemicals that Fragrant Cloud produces. It, and FC0592, may be major contributors to this rose's scent but they are certainly not the ...

Steve and Margaret Goldberg, also of Tallahassee, entered their first show this year and won a blue ribbon with a Fragrant Cloud rose. The couple won a second novice ribbon. A third entry did not ...