Wet Garden (2002)
by Demeter Fragrance Library

You know when you bring home a big bunch of flowers and set about cutting them up, picking off leaves and arranging them into big vases of water? That smell? Well that is exactly what Wet Garden smells like to me. Real plants and blooms in water. Its actually quite lovely with a very realistic fresh earthy note, but this is more than a Demeter ‘novelty’ fragrance, it feels like a genuine scent! And it certainly has more longevity than the rest of the line.
Despite being full and rounded it is rather linear but here is a tip – layer this with white or green florals and it’ll turn those icy, creamy or herbal blooms into something rather more luscious, dirty and well, wet… in fact pop this little gem over the top of Fracas and you have a rather good (cut price) version of Carnal Flower.

Could you wear it with a hangover? Most certainly, nothing like burying your nose deep in a freshly cut flower to awaken the senses.

18th July, 2011.

This is an hard frangrance to describe
it smells a cross between Lettuce
from a sandwitch and a the after rain
from a forest it's sweet and it does
get a bit overwhelming at times
this may not be my favorite but
it's unique if someone wants to have
something different from the conventional Perfume

9th October, 2010.

I tested this one with a sense of uncertainty; I'd heard that Demeter scents, though wide in variety and amazingly spot on with most all of their scents, were lacking in the longevity department.

Found it in Sephora, while on the hunt for Thunderstorm (which they, unfortunately, did not have), and sprayed some on the left sleeve of my winter coat along with a bit of the Rain on my right. TWO DAYS later and I could still catch vague notes of Wet Garden on my jacket!

I was blown away, both by the lasting power of this cologne and also the amazing accuracy with which they depict a wet garden. At the risk of sounding cliche, I could have closed my eyes, inhaled and been taken back to my childhood days of visiting my aunt and watching water droplets cascade down, caressing her backyard garden.

This one's an A+!

15th January, 2009.

Wet Garden smells like a wet garden. It has rose, carnation, earth, water, and green notes combined in complex, rather refined accords. It’s unusual among Demeters in its complexity – much more so than most of the other Demeters I’ve tried. The floral and green quite nicely balance each other, and the water and dirt are excellent supports to the main accord. It’s a nice fragrance – very accurate – too floral for me personally but it’s a well put-together fragrance.

22nd August, 2008.

Add me to the thumbs-up tally. I agree with the person who said it smells like a florist shop. And can that be a bad thing?

17th April, 2008.

What fun! When I'm getting too serious about fragrance, Demeter scents make me smile! This "wet garden" is great ~ smells exactly like a wet garden and dries down to a likeable soft powder. Only lasts about 1-2 hours so don't be shy, spritz away!

19th April, 2007.