The common strain that identifies a chypre scent is the contrast between fresh, citrus notes and deep woody or mossy hints. But modern chypres come in innumerable guises, from exotic and leathery ...

One of the first perfume creations from the house of Givenchy, L'Interdit originally launched in 1957. Dedicated to legendary actress Audrey Hepburn. Updated in 2018 this new version is a modern scent ...

New plants can be expensive and it's easy to grow your own from cuttings. All you need to do is trick the dahlia tuber into making new shoots in late winter. These can be snipped off and are so ...

Learning how to grow dahlias is rewarding for any gardener. One of the best blooms for cutting, there is a huge variety to choose from, including intricate, candy-coloured pom-poms, elegant single ...

With showy blooms in a range of colours, sizes and shapes, dahlias light up sunny borders through summer and into late autumn. They suit most garden styles, from tropical to cottage borders, and ...

A dwarf bedding dahlia to 60-75cm in height, early flowering, with bronze foliage and single golden-yellow flowers to 8cm across, the broad rays vermillion-red at the base, and a purple disc with ...

A miniature, decorative dahlia, Dahlia 'David Howard' bears small, double flowers in burned orange in contrast with dark purple-green foliage. It's ideal for growing at the front of a mixed herbaceous ...

Perfumes are complex and it is not easy to articulate what we smell with our noses. We struggle with the vocabulary when describing a fragrance. We might use terms such a 'nice' or 'sweet' but these ...

L'Interdit Eau de Parfum Intense by Givenchy is an amber floral fragrance for women. A sensual and alluring fragrance for the smart and sophisticated woman. The fragrance opens with fresh orange ...

Dahlia 'Roxy' is a compact dahlia, bearing incredible deep magenta-pink flowers over red-green foliage, from late-spring to early autumn. Its size and length of flowering make it the perfect choice ...

I shared the Dahlia blanket journey here on my blog at the start of 2020. This project was worked as a CAL (Crochet-A-Long) over a period of 8 weeks throughout January and February 2020 for those who ...

Blooming prolifically from late summer until the first frosts, dahlias are the stars of the early autumn garden, with their myriad colours and forms. Explore the dahlia’s fascinating horticultural ...