Since ancient times, humans have sought to capture the fragrance of plants. From Ancient Eyptian ‘Kyphi’ (distilled from juniper berry, iris root and cinnamon bark) to the more familiar lavender fields of Provence, the modern perfume industry has grown into a £30 billion a year market. Clearly there is something about fragrance that we have always known which makes me wonder why it is so often an after-thought in gardens.

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