by Anya McCoy | Apr 30, 2015 | Anya's Garden Perfumes, Giveaway, natural aromatics, natural perfume, raw materials of perfumery
I have great news: I had the seeds planted in my Miami garden on Tuesday, April 21, when the moon was in an infertile sign, Gemini. I had to have my garden helper plant them, and that was the only day she was available. I would have loved fertile Cancer, but sometimes... 
by Anya McCoy | Apr 14, 2015 | Anya's Garden Perfumes, Giveaway, natural aromatics, raw materials of perfumery
Update: The ambrette seed giveaway is closed. Over 35 packets will be mailed out this week, and I wish everyone to have a fruitful harvest! I have quite an important update to my ambrette seed growing and harvesting project of 2014-2015. I have 17 ounces of ambrette... 
by Anya McCoy | Mar 8, 2015 | Anya's Garden Perfumes, natural aromatics, raw materials of perfumery
Oh, the incredible beauty of the inner chambers of ripe ambrette seeds! I have been growing a patch of them for several months, chronicled here and here. Last night I sat down for another session removing the seeds from the hairy, prickly pod – ouch! The pod is... 
by Anya McCoy | Oct 13, 2014 | Anya's Garden Perfumes, natural aromatics, Perfume From Your Garden book, raw materials of perfumery
Just a quick post about the progress of my patch of ambrette seed plants. Known as Abelmoschas moschata or (Syn. Hibiscus abelmoschus L.), is prized for food, drink, industrial and medicinal uses, but I prize it for the musk-scented seeds, which are valuable in...