Fragrant Earth

Whiffs and kitsch. A good olfactory blog.


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Early spring scent combinations

Do you remember when I said I hated the scent of Hyacinth? Well my visit to Michler’s greenhouse in downtown Lexington the other day convinced my nose otherwise. They happened to have a bunch of blooming Hyacinths in the same house as a blooming gardenia, multiple Citrus plants, and some fragrant violets. I think I like Hyacinths now 🙂

The combination was so amazingly sweet and floral, it goes down as my new early spring favorite- before it was Daphne + Osmanthus + blooming Holly. Anyways the mingling of scents is a wonderful things, as long as they mix well I suppose. Still researching wildflowers but the late start to spring hasn’t pushed any up yet so might have to wait on those.