the secret ingredient...

Today is market day in our village and I could not resist buying a bouquet of mimosa.

It has the most stunning fragrance and as I write this, the parfum is wafting from the hall into our kitchen.

Did you know that it is one of the "secret ingredients" used to make chanel no.5?

It is all thanks to Australia as the mimosa tree arrived in France from Australia in the mid-19th century as a decorative plant for gardens and still forms a luxurious forest on the Tanneron hills west of Grasse. 

You can read more about the fabulous mimosa plant here.

à plus tard, Leeann x