Happy Hari Cultures of Eden Heavenly Garden Green Garden Incense

Second review - scroll down for earlier

I love the scent of this. Green is what immediately comes to mind. This is green, fresh, slightly sharp, benzoin/vanilla notes, something a bit acidic, something musky and sexy - fresh cannabis leaves, a nip of fresh sweat, sandalwood, and sexual arousal. It's a good, earthy, healthy lungful. 

The scent on the burn is attractive - warm and musky with white aldehyde florals and sharp nips of green. I really like this. Powdery and floral with a enveloping warmth and gentle musk, and rippled though with those fresh green highlights. It's not a demanding incense - it diffuses gently around the room, noticeable, but never intrusive. A lovely little incense. 

Even though I know circumstances change, I'm still a little surprised that I didn't like this more when I first reviewed it in 2018. The scent notes seem to be roughly the same, but they didn't work positively on me in 2018. Anyway, I like this now.  I'm interested in trying the Green Garden Incense sold by Vedic Vanni to see if it is the same, and if I like it as much as I do this old Happy Hari stick. 

Date: Apr 2026  Score: 40/50

First review

I have this pack of green incense which was sent to me by Paul Eagle of Happy Hari. It is sold as Happy Hari incense by Edenic States for £1.99, and as Heavenly Garden by Food for Consciousness for £1.99. A very similar product is sold as Henna Den Green Garden for £3.50.  [2026: No longer available]  It's likely that they all come from Vedic Vanni of Mumbai, who in turn get it from someone else - possibly a white label incense maker in Mumbai. 

This is a dipped masala incense. A powdery masala paste has been rolled onto a green dyed stick, which has been dipped in a solvent or essential oil. The intense green colour is either a water dye or powder - I can't tell which. The scent on the stick is quite volatile and sharp with pine notes. When burning there is initially some vague sense of freshly cut grass, but this diminishes as the core material comes through - a sort of damp sandalwood and beech wood, with faint vanilla notes. It's not unpleasant at all, but not entirely uplifting either. It tends to become a little dry and smoky.

It's each to their own, and some folks might like the green grass element to this, but I'm not getting much personal pleasure from it. It feels a little simple and crude.


Date: June 2018  Score: 24/50 

Happy Hari Incense