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Garden After Rain

Wet leaves, soil, flowers and cool air combining into a vivid post-rain garden atmosphere.

wetgreenearthyfresh
ATLAS POSITION029 / 200
MILESTONEIconic 100
PRIMARY CATEGORYNature
PUBLIC TYPEState
PROFILE STATUScomplete
COLORRain-washed greenTEXTUREWet leafSOUNDDrops from leavesTEMPERATURECool
CULTURAL3associations / context
EXPERIMENTAL2nearby / prototype structure
VERIFIED1published source-backed claims
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01SENSORY ASSOCIATIONSCULTURAL
Color
Rain-washed green
Texture
Wet leaf
Temperature
Cool
Sound
Drops from leaves
02FEELS LIKECULTURAL
calmrenewalnostalgia

Associations can vary strongly by person, place and culture.

03CONTEXTCULTURAL
garden after showerpark after rainwet greenhouse edge
05SCIENCE & SOURCESEXPERIMENTAL
VERIFIEDCLM-PETRICHOR-001 ↗

The scientific literature has used the term petrichor for the characteristic earthy odour associated with rain acting on dry mineral and soil environments.

Historical scientific framing of petrichor; this does not mean every rainy environment has one identical chemical profile.

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PROFILE NOTE

Garden After Rain is a composite environment profile rather than a single source smell.

EDITORIAL REVISIONRevision 2

Added VERIFIED petrichor-related evidence provenance.

Created 2026-09-22 · Updated 2026-09-22

EVIDENCE MATTERS

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SmellBook separates cultural association, community perception, verified evidence, prediction and experimental relationships rather than presenting them as the same thing. Read the evidence guide ↗ See evidence coverage ↗