St. Thomas Abbey CandleRows of sweet pea blossoms, coiled tendrils, and pea pods grow in the St. Thomas Abbey garden. An Augustinian Friar named Gregor Mendel stands nearby, tobacco pipe smoke curling around his face. The main notes in St. Thomas Abbey are sweet pea blossoms , tobacco, and garden peas. It also includes notes of bergamot, bay leaves, morning dew, black tea, damp soil, fig, hay, crushed green leaves, cedar wood, vetiver, and musk.