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The Perfume Garden at the 2009 Chelsea Flower Show

Posted by Robin on 18 May 2009 4 Comments

The ‘Perfume Garden’ by Laurie Chetwood and Patrick Collins is inspired by a perfume created 400 years ago for Elizabeth I. It began with a visit to Grasse to recreate the queen’s perfume with the help of French perfume house Jean Patou, and each plant in the garden has a role to play in the creation of scent. The final design will include an area where visitors can try the contemporary version of Elizabeth I’s perfume for themselves.

— From The Chelsea Flower Show 2009 at Time Out London. You can also read more about the Perfume Garden at the Telegraph or at Perfumer Flavorist.

Filed Under: perfume in the news
Tagged With: garden, jean patou, perfume history, scent event

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  1. Kelly Red says:
    18 May 2009 at 11:48 am

    I was lucky enough to visit the Chelsea Flower Show on my honeymoon to London 19 years ago tomorrow!! I went to the show for the morning and my hubby went to watch English court!! It was spectacular and I long to see it again one day. I think that’s one of the reasons we’re still married, we do lots of things together but still go our separate ways on occasion. Believe me I had ZERO interest in watching a legal procedure and he would have been bored to tears ohhing and ahhing over flowers! 😀 Anyway, this garden sounds interesting and historical. I found old scents to be very different, some are quite medicinal.

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    • Daisy says:
      18 May 2009 at 12:02 pm

      Happy 19th Anniversary!

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    • Robin says:
      18 May 2009 at 12:22 pm

      What a nice memory, thanks!

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  2. SmokeyToes says:
    18 May 2009 at 5:31 pm

    What a lovely memory, thank you for sharing! It’s nice to have separate interests, it keeps things interesting.

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