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We needed it

Posted by Robin on 27 August 2020 4 Comments

We needed it. I sat here in the evenings, because I was here late every night, and when I looked out over that and saw people dancing, I was like, “Wow.” I was texting my friends and family and telling them what joy it brought. To think that I could do that with a plant, I mean, talk about incredible.

— Joyce Rondinella, senior horticulturist at Longwood Gardens, on Sprout, the titan arum that bloomed there last month. Read more in What It’s Like to Care for the Mighty ‘Corpse Flower’ at Atlas Obscura.

Longwood Gardens Always In Bloom ~ perfume review

Posted by Robin on 27 April 2010 55 Comments

Longwood Gardens Always In Bloom

It’s very nearly May Day. On May Day — May 1st — the French traditionally buy lily of the valley bouquets, and perfumistas traditionally wear lily of the valley perfume.

Your options, of course, are many. There are the classics: Christian Dior Diorissimo, Caron Muguet du Bonheur (I checked, they’re still making it), and Guerlain Muguet (they usually release a new version every year on May Day in Paris). There are the modern niche fragrances: Parfums Delrae Début, Van Cleef & Arpels Muguet Blanc, Parfums MDCI Un Coeur en Mai, and if you can get your hands on it, Annick Goutal’s now discontinued Le Muguet. There are the chain-store standbys: Crabtree & Evelyn, Woods of Windsor, Yardley, Taylor of London and Caswell-Massey all make lily of the valley soliflores. And of course, there’s the budget option: Coty’s Muguet des Bois (I checked, they’re still making that too and you can even buy it at Target). There are no doubt many others — please comment if you know of one I missed.

Longwood Gardens’ new fragrance, Always in Bloom, is likewise focused on lily of the valley…

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It makes us feel good

Posted by Robin on 10 April 2010 9 Comments

A video promo for the new exhibit Making Scents: The Art and Passion of Fragrance at Longwood Gardens.

Includes a brief apearance by perfumer Olivier Polge, who developed the garden's new perfume, Always in Bloom.

Longwood Gardens Always in Bloom ~ new perfume

Posted by Robin on 9 April 2010 19 Comments

Longwood Gardens Always In Bloom

In conjunction with their exhibit Making Scents: The Art and Passion of Fragrance, Longwood Gardens has launched Always in Bloom, a new fragrance for women:

Designed by 2009 International Fragrance prize winner Olivier Polge…

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Making Scents: The Art and Passion of Fragrance ~ exhibit at Longwood Gardens

Posted by Robin on 20 January 2010 45 Comments

Making Scents: The Art and Passion of Fragrance at Longwood Gardens

Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania will present Making Scents: The Art and Passion of Fragrance from April 10 to November 21:

An intersection of flora, fashion and science, the exhibition will transform the Gardens’ gemlike conservatory into a museum for the senses…

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