Ask the Perfumer - Sunday, June 17, 2012 - until 10 PM EST
Tahitian Gardenia Vietnamese gardenia The photos are of the Vietnamese and Tahitian gardenias growing in my front garden in Miami Shores. I've been making enfleurage pomade from them, and it is heavenly! I just added two new tiny varieties of the Tahitian gardenia to my collection - Heaven Scent. They're double flowered! My co-author and I are in the midst of writing all the extraction secrets up for my book, Perfume From Your Garden. We're at opposite ends of the country, so we'll have most growing zones covered. Today is Ask the Perfumer Sunday, and I'll be here until 10PM ET to answer your perfumery questions.