Glorious Gardenias!

I love this time of year! My garden is absolutely exploding with color and scent. Every morning at 6 a m I walk out into my wonderland. What is new today? I am never disappointed!

I have several varieties of gardenias and they are literally covered with blooms. It takes a basket to collect all of the blooms to take into my studio to macerate and tincture them.

The gardenia fragrance is so intoxicating...I sit and swoon when the breeze hits the plants. Heaven, I'm in heaven! What joy... simple pleasures.

Come and join me in a tour of my garden ...and take an aromatic class. I teach natural perfume classes and aromatic journeys on Saturday. Private classes can be arranged during the week.

How about a custom bespoke perfume using some of these gardenia blooms?

Sweet Orange Splendor

When the sweet orange tree is pouring its abundance to you...be open to receive.

Springtime in the desert is a wonderful time of the year. Citrus trees are blooming and the fruit is ripe for the picking..This sweet orange tree is heavy with blossoms and the bees pollinating it. It is also heavy with very juicy fruit that makes excellent juice. As I sit to meditate beneath its glorious branches I give thanks for the sweet smell of the air..it intoxicates me.

These wonderful blossoms coupled with the lemon and grapefruit blossoms are being tinctured to create a limited edition fragrance...The top notes are soft and fresh...at this point...In a few months the juice will start to take on a deeper bloom and it will become more intense in the bottle...

The joy being radiated in my perfume room from the new tinctures is a blessing..I am grateful.