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[quote=Anonymous]Honeysuckle is great, though it has a relatively short bloom season. Major Wheeler is a nice variety, and it will also attract hummingbirds. You will need to provide a sturdy support.
Peonies also smell heavenly though the season is short.
Bay laurel is not reliably hardy here. It will not get to Mediterranean proportions outdoors. 
There are several fragrant varieties of roses, but again they have defined bloom seasons and need maintenance. Some get huge. 
Lilies give off a lovely fragrance in the summer evenings, but the plants should be mixed in with others so they don't look straggly. Asiatic and Orientpets are more hardy than the Oriential lilies. 
Hyacinths and magnolias for spring fragrance.
You can plant fragrant herbs such as rosemary, pineapple sage, lavender, lemon verbena, lemon balm and mint (in containers, invasive otherwise), thymes. Geraniums and tuberoses also smell good.
Keep the mature size of the plant in mind. And don't let anyone talk you into planting Sweet Autumn clematis in this area. It becomes a tenacious weed.[/quote]

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