It blooms in winter, starting with our next warm spell, and fills the garden with a fragrance that is lighter and less syrupy-sweet than that of Japanese honeysuckle. It does not climb.

These sweet-smelling flowers are beautiful to look at and smell. basket of roses and honeysuckle© BFW Photography via Shutterstock Rose arch in garden© ranmaru_ / iStock via Getty Images ...

Honeysuckle tea can be sweetened. When petals are steeped, they yield a pleasant earthy flavor. Staff-Shot Beyond its sweet taste and fragrance, honeysuckle flowers can be used to make a delicate tea.

Honeysuckle Fewer scents in the garden are more nostalgic than sweet honeysuckle. It's one of those plants that smells like its name—sweet and fruity and just like summer.

Despite its fragrant smell and sweet taste the rapid and aggressive growth of Japanese honeysuckle have made it less than welcome in most of the eastern United States.

There is an ephemeral loveliness to orchards and brambles in late spring and early summer in Georgia, with sweet-smelling honeysuckle vines scenting the air. Peach season is much anticipated, and ...