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Roses in the landscape (Image: Treloars Roses)

Choosing roses for colour, perfume, performance or name?

01/09/2021 admin 672 Views 0 Comments

By Karen Smith

There is nothing quite like the beauty and the fragrance of roses. There are hundreds of species and thousands of varieties to choose from, so how do customers decide which rose to buy – perfume, colour, performance or by the name?… Continue reading

Chamomile is used in aromatherapy, perfumery and tea (Image: Zerin 117 from Pixabay)

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Essential oil – a rapidly growing market

01/09/2021 admin 745 Views 0 Comments

By Clive Larkman

The essential oil market is huge and growing rapidly, with an expected value of $US10 billion by 2025. Some reports are even predicting that it could be in excess of $US20 billion by 2027. This increase has its roots in a range of reasons, one of which is COVID-19, but overall, the whole sector is expanding.… Continue reading