Name: Awaken the Senses: Wellbeing in the Fragrant Garden - March workshop
Start: 2026-03-08T14:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-03-08T15:30:00+00:00
Location: Festina Lente

Awaken the Senses: Wellbeing in the Fragrant Garden - March workshop

Awaken your senses with fragrant plants, mindful moments, and herbal tea in this calming garden workshop for wellbeing and self-care.
About this Event

🌿 Awaken the Senses: Wellbeing in the Fragrant Garden

Date: Sunday, 8th March 2026
Time: 14:00 – 15:30 (1.5 hours)
Location: Festina Lente, Bray
Theme: A sensory journey through scent, wellbeing, and seasonal garden inspiration

🕒 Workshop Agenda
14:00 – 14:10 | Welcome & Arrival

Warm tea & coffee on arrival
Welcome participants, introduce the workshop goals

14:10 – 14:25 | Garden Scent Walk: Awaken Your Senses

Guided walk through a fragrant area of the garden
Encourage mindful smelling, touching, and noticing the emotional impact of scent
Highlight early fragrant plants blooming in March in Ireland:
Hyacinths, Daphne, Sweet Box (Sarcococca), Violets, Scented Narcissus, Primroses
Evergreen herbs: Rosemary, Bay, Thyme, Sage

14:25 – 14:35 | Understand the Power of Fragrance

Brief talk: How scent affects the brain and emotions (calming, uplifting, grounding)
Learn about fragrance and wellbeing: mood regulation, memory, stress reduction
Introduce the concept of aromatherapy using garden plants

14:35 – 14:45 | What to Plant for March Fragrance

Share a quick guide on fragrant plants that bloom in late winter/early spring
Tips for designing a year-round sensory garden
Handout or display: “Top 5 Plants for Early Spring Scent in Ireland”

14:45 – 15:15 | Create Your Own Scent Sachet and Herbal Posy

Choose from dried flowers and herbs (lavender, mint, rose petals, rosemary, hyacinth petals)
Add essential oil drops if desired
Make a small scented sachet and mini herbal posy
Label your creation with a personal intention

15:15 – 15:25 | Herbal Tea Tasting with Fragrant Afternoon Snack & Mindful Reflection