This Thursday, the Garden Speaks in Scent

Before written language, before maps or money, humans were already crushing a leaf between two fingers, holding it to the light, and deciding it meant something. Temple smoke rising to gods in Egypt and Mesopotamia. Sacred oils anointing the living and the dead. The word perfume itself is born from the Latin "per fumum," meaning "through smoke," because for most of human history, to release a scent was to send a message to something larger than yourself.

This Thursday, March 19 from 4-5:30 p.m., McKee Botanical Garden carries that tradition into the subtropical hammock it has tended since 1926.

Florida Vibrations, released through Sokolow's Paris-based label Sulékó

Perfumer Anastasia Sokolow leads The Language of Scents – Florida Vibrations, beginning with a guided trek through the garden where she points out different flowers and explains their story, their richness and their complexity. Following the tour, Sokolow will share the scent she crafted to express the unique aroma of Florida's plant life.

Thursday, March 19, 4:00–5:30 p.m. $60 general / $45 members. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.

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