Ylang Ylang / Cananga Odorata plants line the perimeter of the lawn. The yellow tinged drooping ribbons have a wafting aroma that grows stronger as you trace your nose towards the flower. The scent is heavy and carries a slight fruity floral aroma. Ylang Ylang essential oil is one of the most priced in the world and amongst the most widely used ingredients in the perfume industry including Chanel No.5.

Ylang Ylang has captured the imagination of perfumers since hundreds of years. It is one of the few basic ingredients present in Macassar Oil. The oil was immensely popular amongst Western European men for over a hundred years since 1800s. The oil was used to style and groom hair, forming an essential part of the hair style aesthetic of the time. To manage the excess drip from the head, a small cloth was placed over head of chair to avoid soiling chair upholstery. Similarly the name also refers to the cloth flap 'collar' on a sailor's shirt or top, used to keep macassar oil off the uniform. Not to forget the mention the oil has in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland book Through the Looking Glass. In this manner the oil has impacted both European furniture design, fashion & literature while Ylang Ylang nostalgic symbolising the era.