The scentual garden exploring the world of botanical fragrance
"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 dev...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Abrams,
2019.
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| 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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 255 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781419738166 141973816X |
| Author Notes: | Ken Druse is a celebrated lecturer and an award-winning author and photographer who has been called "the guru of natural gardening" by the New York Times . He is best known for his 20 garden books published over the past 25 years. He lives in New Jersey. |
