Origins
A scent is also a place. These notes are about provenance - which corners of the world grow which botanicals, when they are harvested, and how I think about sourcing them well.
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Where my materials come from
A short map of the range - the regions behind the rose, the natives, the resins and citruses - and how I choose who to buy from.
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Why the world's boronia grows in only two places
Nobody decided boronia should be scarce. It needs a cold winter to flower at all, starved acidic soil, perfect drainage and shelter from hot wind. Work through the list and there are about two places left on Earth.
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Reading a supplier: what I ask before I buy
What a GC report actually proves and what it cannot, why native range is not the same claim as supplier origin, and a plain account of the documentation a small Australian seller does and does not hold.
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