The peony garden at Longwood Gardens, then below the jump, the director of the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, Mark Weathington, introduces you to the peonies in their collection.
Monday scent of the day 6/8
Monday happens. It’s also Frank Lloyd Wright’s birthday and World Oceans Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in Aedes de Venustas Copal Azur, which Erin included in her Top 10 Summer Fragrances 2018.
Reminder: on 6/12, we’re In the garden…
A difference between muzak and Mozart
Just like there’s a difference between muzak and Mozart,there’s a difference between a pleasant smell and something truly wondrous. And I do slightly (but silently – I might be judgey, but I’m not rude) despair at those who don’t opt for the latter. If you care enough to wear it at all, care enough to find something that makes your heart sing, stop, melt; that tells people who you are, or who you want to be; that captures something you find beautiful in a little bottle that you can take home and keep.
— Read more in Smells Like Mean Spirit: Are You A Scent Snob? at Elle UK.
Lazy weekend poll ~ open thread, early June 2020
We’re celebrating the first weekend in June with our customary open thread poll. Talk about anything you like — the fragrance you’re wearing today, the best thing you smelled in the wild lately, whatever.
Or, ask a question about fragrance, then see if anyone else has asked a question that you can answer…
Hei Poa Monoi from Tahiti
From Hei Poa, a video showing the process of making monoï.