miraculous mandarin super-power flower and a lavender correction
This year’s November was breathtakingly wonderful. Warm like in early summer, sunny and colourful. Nevertheless, I decided about two, three weeks ago that it is time for my Mandarine tree to come home, into the house again, and wait there for next year’s spring.
Frequent readers of this blog may still remember the joy of my discovery of a single flower on this Mandarin tree about a year ago. Now, I must tell you: A miracle has happened, transforming my little Mandarin bush into a super-power like flowering tree. It is full with buds and flowers from the very top to the bottom, clouds of sweet scent are in the air, a mixture between the clear green softness of lily of the valley and jasmine’s sensuality, it is wonderful…but I have no clue what happened to the bush during the summer months. Is it a desperate trial to pass on its genes before the winter comes? We will see…story unfolding in a sense.
Another story unfolding is the Lavender fragrance. I still have my latest version. Some find it is finished and ask me not to change anything anymore. A few perfume lovers gave me feedback so far. I had to learn that Provencal Summer might be a nice name for the development phase, but as I never intended to create a scented picture of Southern France’s landscape, it is somewhat misleading.
I want to correct this expectation right away:
The fragrance is green, with a Lavender top note, a rose line, some spices, a musky, flowery resionous fir note with a hint of a tobacco line, a Frankincense airiness and woods in the background. Lavender is my picture of a fragrance built on Lavender sitting somewhere up in the hills of Southern France, but stretching far out into unknown landscapes and exotic forests, an airy and crisp, classy scent….
(pix: One of many mandarine tree flowers, seen in Zurich 2006)
November 27th, 2006 at 2:28 pm
That blossom is spectacular !
November 27th, 2006 at 4:51 pm
… as is that lavender!
November 27th, 2006 at 8:47 pm
Dear Chayaruchama
I wished I could send you a few wiffs of this scent. It is….breath taking … and the tree stands right next to my bedroom. The perfect scent ambiance for going to bed early ;-)
Dear Leopoldo
Thank you….
November 29th, 2006 at 5:49 am
Andy, the beautiful, flowering, Mandarin tree must be an omen for great things to come. Can’t wait to see what lies on the horizon. :)
The Lavender scent sounds incredible. Must sample this soon! :D
Best wishes
November 29th, 2006 at 9:24 pm
Dear Brewmeister
I don’t know what it may mean, but I know for sure that this little tree is in ecstasis somehow, returning a few favors of summertime when I was keeping it safe from thunderstorms and hail, watering in the evening and fighting against bad, bad, very bad and hungry snails ;-)
November 29th, 2006 at 10:56 pm
Ugh, you have snail problems over there, too!? Over here in Texas (USA) they’re just as bad as mosquitos!
November 30th, 2006 at 9:29 am
Brewmeister: You wouldn’t believe it. In early June we had a snail invasion (I am convinced they come from outer space, invading our peaceful planet). They would climb up the little mandarin tree and eat its leaves, which amazes me thinking of all the terpenes and terpene-alcohols in them, like limonene….