The Fragrant Garden

long table set for perfume workshop overlooking Kurimoto Garden

A classical perfume experience with Pura Botanicals

This refined experience combines botanical interpretation, artisan French perfumery, storytelling, and hands-on fragrance creation within the extraordinary setting of the Garden. You will engage directly with living fragrance source plants, discover the cultural and historical significance of scent, and create a personalized botanical perfume inspired by your experience.

Led by expert perfumers from local Pura Botanicals, you will craft a scent that tells your story, a unique fragrance inspired by your own sensory journey through the Garden and Pura's selection of natural organic top, heart, base and accord notes.

Includes:

  • day-long admission to the Garden
  • all supplies
  • instruction with two perfumers from Pura Botanicals
  • a take-away,  personalized organic oil-based perfume
  • a fragrance formula card documenting your note selections
  • bottled beverage

$150 + tax per person

2026 Dates

  • August 30, 10:15-12:15 p.m. - SOLD OUT
  • August 30, 1:15-3:15 p.m.  - SOLD OUT
  • September 20, 10:15-12:15 p.m. - SOLD OUT
  • September 20, 1:15-3:15 p.m. - SOLD OUT
  • September 27, 10:15-12:15 p.m. - SOLD OUT
  • September 27, 1:15-3:15 p.m. - SOLD OUT

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Important to know

  • As spaces are limited, early booking is strongly recommended to avoid disappointment.
  • Plan to arrive a minimum of 15 minutes prior to your scheduled class to ensure adequate time to get from the Garden entrance to the class location.
  • The classes are held in a variety of beautiful locations around the Garden, and may contain both indoor and outdoor elements. For your comfort, dress for the weather, including sunhats and comfortable shoes.
  • In the event of inclement weather the classes are held indoors.
  • There are no refunds.
Two women standing by a table set for a perfume workshop at the Kurimoto Japanese Garden
Marla and Lane of Pura Botanicals, your Fragrant Garden perfume workshop leaders.


About Pura Botanicals

Pura Botanicals is a woman-led, Edmonton-based luxury botanical skincare and perfumery house rooted in craftsmanship, education, and elevated client care. Their bespoke, French-inspired perfuming emphasizes clean, organic and sustainable ingredients.

Planning a bridal shower, a special-occasion gathering, or a much-needed day of sensory immersion?

The Fragrant Garden experience is a treat for the senses, from the visual beauty of the Botanic Garden setting, to immersion in the world of perfumery, to the memory-in-a-bottle that you will take home -- made by you, just for you.