Hi everyone! Today we are joining our friends at the Army of Four Digest with a Serene Sunday post. One of the most serene things in our yard is our linden tree. It was planted about 25 years ago fairly close to our family room to provide shade as it matured.
Linden tree in full bloom
It is the anchor of our perennial garden and as it has grown has become the reason for changing some of the flowers to more shade loving. This year was one of the most prolific flowering seasons for the linden tree. If you are at all familiar with linden trees you know that the fragrance from the flowers is intoxicating.
Linden tree flowers
When the weather is cool enough, and we have the windows open, the fragrance from the flowers just fills the house. We aren’t the only ones who enjoy these flowers. During the time the linden tree is in bloom it is overcome with every kind of bee like creature you can imagine. Here is just a little snippet of one visitor.
If you can’t see the video you can go here to view it.
If you stand under the tree during the time it is in bloom it sounds like you are standing next to a beehive. You can’t hear it in the video so you will just have to take my word for it.
The only down side to the two weeks of the sumptuously sweet smell is the mess the flowers make as they fall to the ground.
Hostas under the linden tree
Usually we have periodic rains to wash the debris off the plants under the tree but this year we have been experiencing a drought.
The hosta leaves catch everything
It doesn’t seem to have an adverse effect on the hosta. Hopefully we will have a decent rain soon to wash it away. We wish someone could invent smell-o-vision so we could share the sweet scent with you but until then maybe you can find one near you. Of course you will have to wait until next year to enjoy it though.
Bird Brains & Dog Tales 
The tree is so healthy looking and very beautiful!!! Mom doesn’t think she has ever smelled the flowers from a linden tree – but we bet is just so sweet. Thanks for sharing your gorgeous tree.
Woos – Ciara and Lightning
your tree is fabulous and probably the old saying that the good ghost of the house lives in a linden tree is true. I enjoyed the scent as I was a kid and I was totally surprised that the tea my granny made with this flowers was completely different… it was far away from tasty, but it helped to cure a sore throat :o)
Your Linden tree is just beautiful! How mom wishes that she could smell it! She’s not familiar with the Linden tree at all.
Your Linden tree is absolutely beautiful!
Woofs,
Tommy
Oh my that is one gorgeous tree….wish we could send you our rain
We had nearly 4″ in 2 days last week and another torrential rain is predicted for tomorrow.
Hugs Madi and Mom
Ohhhh we can’t smell it but we heard the bees we think.
Hugs madi
We love the linden trees! They smell wonderful. We heard you can make tea from the flowers. This summer though, they’re getting devoured by Japanese beetles! So is our birch tree; and the roses are a lost cause.
Oh, WOW! What a beautiful tree! And it sure makes all those bees feel serene! We love your hostas, too. Gorgeous!
Yours sincerely,
Margaret Thatcher
Our snow crab tree does the same thing. It is so pretty in full bloom but then it sure makes a mess!
hugs
Mr Bailey, Hazel & Mabel
You have some great trees!
Your Pals,
Murphy & Stanley
We don’t think we have linden trees here, we sure wish we could smell it, it looks beautiful.
When our bottlebrushes bloom, it buzzes, so we can imagine your Linden tree!
I am not familiar with Linden Trees, but it sure looks beautiful and I bet it smells lovely, too.
There is a Linden Tree two streets over and we never knew what it was but have always through how gorgeous. They have the perennial begonias under the tree and their leaves hang down and are so light that they don’t seem to be bothered by the dead flowers. Your yard must be like heaven.
Thanks for being a friend
Sweet William The Scot
Beautiful photos, thanks for the share.