A Heligan pineapple.

A fruit produced in the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall, England, may just be the most expensive pineapple in the world.

The gardeners at Heligan, who began restoration of the derelict gardens in 1990, first purchased fruits for the Pineapple Pit in 1994. Utilizing the same techniques used 70 years ago, during Heligan’s heyday, Heligan’s Productive Gardening Team produced a miniature pineapple that was, according to the gardeners, “the most delicious pineapple flavour ever tasted.”

The “hotbed” technique used in the Pineapple Pit involves heating 30 tons of straw and horse manure through glass. The team was lucky enough to locate the proper mixture of straw and horse manure at a stable near Falmouth, about an hour from the gardens.

While the price of a modern day Heligan pineapple is yet to be announced, the original Heligan pineapples are estimated to have cost the Victorian equivalent of $15,000 to produce.

After the first fruit was tested by Heligan’s gardeners, the second was delivered, by hand, to the Queen.

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An ideal location for a luxury development with subdivision permissions in place. Very close to Vancouver and Whistler, this island features some of the most spectacular untouched views.
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Hobson Island rises to an elevation of over 70 feet above Stuart Lake and is covered with birch, spruce and fir. The island lies about 2000 feet off shore and the lake is about 2 miles wide at this location.
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This will be a summer-short and summer-sweet review of L’Occitane Verbena Summer Secret. I was wondering if spring would ever arrive in Seattle this year, let alone summer, but the weather went from cool and rainy (the heat came on in my house on the Fourth of July) to 92 degrees…in just a few days. During the hot spell, I didn’t feel up to trying out any abstract, complex, or heavy fragrances (I barely felt like writing) so Verbena Summer Secret’s blend of verbena, basil, mint, green apple, “green” anise, cedar and musk sounded like a perfect scent to review.

Verbena Summer Secret begins with citrus and hints of basil, anise, and a great, fuzzy mint note (no, I didn’t mean “fizzy”— this mint is dry and “rough”). Verbena Summer Secret’s opening notes are refreshing but fleeting…

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Models David Gandy and Anna Jagodzinska for Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue.

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Roberto Cavalli will launch Anniversary, a new fragrance for women, in October. The fruity floral perfume celebrates the brand’s 40th year as a fashion house…

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Revisiting a spicy oriental amidst the heat and turpor of the big metropolis when it’s 38C outside is not exactly conductive to proper thinking. All that density might go to one’s head and have bystanders get murderous thoughts! And yet, Teatro alla Scala, a forgotten masterpiece by Krizia, doesn’t produce any of those effects. All right, it’s not citrusy, it’s not a clean musk, it’s not even a

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The new flagship hotel, the luxurious InterContinental Times Square, has just opened and everyone who’s everyone is flocking to this hot new NYC destination.

Located at 44th Street and 8th Avenue, this 607 guestroom hotel features 42″ flat-screen TVs and floor-to-ceiling windows and is the largest hotel to rise from the ground up in Manhattan in over eight years.

InterContinental Hotels Group CEO said of the new hotel, “This new flagship for us in New York is fantastic because it represents what we’re doing with the brand around the world.”

Rates start at $300 without taxes and go up from there depending on your hotel room preferences.

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Creed has launched Aventus, a new fragrance for men:

Olivier CREED, sixth-generation master perfumer of France, presents in America—before all other countries…

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The Poker Face singer is involved in developing a scent, which, according to insiders, will have an extremely “unusual” fragrance.

— The UK’s Marketing Magazine reports that Lady Gaga is working on a new fragrance with Coty. Coty has no comment. Thanks to Natalie for the link!

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