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The scentual garden : exploring the world of botanical fragrance / Ken Druse ; botanical photographs by Ellen Hoverkamp ; garden photographs by Ken Druse.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Abrams, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: 255 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cmISBN:
  • 9781419738166
  • 141973816X
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SB454.3.F7 D787 2019
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Contents:
The invisible garden -- Why plants smell / how we smell -- Capturing scent -- An encyclopedia of fragrant plants -- Scent in the landscape.
Summary: "In The Scentual Garden, Ken Druse offers a complete and wholly original survey of fragrant plants for gardeners. He points out that we have a rich vocabulary for describing the forms and colors of plants but are impoverished when it comes to smell. Working with perfumers' classifications, Druse developed twelve master scent categories that range from floral and fruity to balsamic and medicinal. Druse also explains how and why plants produce fragrances, how our sense of smell works, how perfumers capture floral scents, how plants "communicate" with each other, and even how to smell plants. He also offers suggestions for bringing fragrance into gardens, from making paths that offer a sequence of sensory experiences to night gardens that come alive with fragrance."-- book jacket
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB454.3.F7 D78 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800181547
Total holds: 0

Includes index.

The invisible garden -- Why plants smell / how we smell -- Capturing scent -- An encyclopedia of fragrant plants -- Scent in the landscape.

"In The Scentual Garden, Ken Druse offers a complete and wholly original survey of fragrant plants for gardeners. He points out that we have a rich vocabulary for describing the forms and colors of plants but are impoverished when it comes to smell. Working with perfumers' classifications, Druse developed twelve master scent categories that range from floral and fruity to balsamic and medicinal. Druse also explains how and why plants produce fragrances, how our sense of smell works, how perfumers capture floral scents, how plants "communicate" with each other, and even how to smell plants. He also offers suggestions for bringing fragrance into gardens, from making paths that offer a sequence of sensory experiences to night gardens that come alive with fragrance."-- book jacket

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