Anyone growing Lavender?

lavender can promote sleep, it's a good herb. Very useful.





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Galen

{grin] again

No! Not enough dirt in my drawers, yet!

- Galen

Galen - read quickly and thought you posted 'I always grow lavender under my clothes!!!' Oops, had to re read, my mind was all over the place (grin)

Better than the old Shake 'n' Vac !

I scatter dried lavender flowers on the carpet and tread on them before hoovering - leaves the lovely perfume in the room and in the vacuum cleaner

each time my daughter moves.I always buy her a new Lavender bush

my tip of drying herbs is to put them in a pillow case in the airing cupboard.
When we had horrendous frosts I realised that Hidcote can survive a brutal cut back. If they are larger types with thick stems they need a more gentle prune I think. Cut back in the winter.

Spot on Lona !

I'm sure it is Nonu, I was thinking that if it worked well for Gally she might not always have fresh pickings, and may be glad to buy some.

That is good Lona , however , if you do it with fresh "pickings" it is better

Gally If you google it, Twinings and others sell it.

You can ! let me know how it works , maybe have to have it several nights running !

Nonu - Can you really do that? Must try it tonight.......

I have lavender in big pots on my patio, under the washing line. The flowers are finished now but the bees have loved them.

you can make Lavender tea, infuse the heads for about 5mins , strain & drink .

Good for insomnia , so they say !

The smell of the damned stuff makes me sneeze.

Sorry, Jo, but I like lavender scones. I have a large lavender plant outside my kitchen door, right next to the butterfly bush.
However, can anyone explain to me why I use lavender essential oil to get rid of headaches - and it works - but I do not have and have never had a sense of smell, as far as I can remember.

Oh no!!!

Do NOT eat lavender. That is NOT what it was made for.

Yeuck!

Herb farm near us spoils a really nice shortbread with it.

here is something you can do with all those lavender flowers.
Yotam Ottolenghi's recipe for Walnut, Apricot and Lavender Cake.
(Scroll down past the cheesecake recipe!)

I cut my biggest clump back last weekend as I could hardly get in the front door, but I left some plants that are in pots.
Lavender doesn't shoot from the old wood, so don't be too brutal.

Yes, I spent this afternoon cutting the lavender in glorious sunshine. They have forecast rain tomorrow so it seemed a good day to do it. I have left a big clump for the bees as they are still busy. I hope they don't mind me having a bit! I will tidy the rest if it up when they have finished. They didn't sting me by the way, they seemed too happy for that.
A feeling a bit creaky now after all that bending and stretching- who needs the gym anyway?

I always grow lavender under my clothes line! I hang my nightdresses so that it brushes the plant. Smells lovely.