My first memory of lavender is of walking past a low wall bordering a neighbour’s front garden on the way to school. Lavender was planted along the top of the wall so that it spilled over the side. I fell in love from those early days. Our relationship was unequal however, I admired from a distance. Despite its accessibility even to my shorter self, I soon preferred to cross over on the other side to avoid confronting the large number of bumble bees hovering busily from bud to bud.
My kitchen has been filled with the beautiful heady scent of lavender recently. I inherited a well-tended, mature lavender bush that has bloomed in abundance this season. (I was going to say summer there but I thought I would be kidding myself…) So far I have harvested less than five percent of the stems and it barely shows. I have a lot more work to do, to make sure there will continue to be generous flower yields in future.
One of my best friends once commented that I say “wow!” a lot. Yes I do. It’s the only thing I can muster when I just can’t describe that awe and pleasure derived from something amazing: I just love lavender. Its perfume is wonderfully calming and invigorating at the same time. The colour is intense, with shades of blues, purples, greens and greys. Absolutely gorgeous – I must do a Frivolous Fashion post based on these hues on Friday – watch this space!
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19 October 2013 at 16:54
lovely photos! 🙂
19 October 2013 at 22:54
Thank you! Love your blog, thanks for stopping by 🙂
21 July 2012 at 20:29
The color of your lavender looks so luscious and vibrant. Living here in the high desert, it is still beautiful and very fragrant, but not nearly as colorful as yours. Beautiful.
22 July 2012 at 00:09
We’ve had an inordinate amount of rain this year. I’ve only managed to harvest a small proportion of the flowers before the heavy rains actually destroyed the rest during the past week! The lavender I photographed has since dried to a paler and bluer shade, not as vibrant as when I first harvested it, but still beautifully fragrant!
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12 July 2012 at 13:34
Oh yes, lavender….gorgeous. We are having problems with moths this “season” so I’ve been laying sprigs in clothes drawers.
12 July 2012 at 14:26
I’ve been drying some for that purpose too – same problem. However, I got a bit worried about little tiny bugs that came out of them as I was tying them – have you noticed any? Do they go away?
12 July 2012 at 14:29
Oh no…..I’d better check my drawers!
12 July 2012 at 14:32
I’m sure they’re fine – lavender has been used for millennia…Sorry, I wasn’t hoping for that reaction!!
12 July 2012 at 14:35
Well all looks ok on the drawer front, so I’d say go ahead 🙂
12 July 2012 at 14:37
Cheers! Will do 🙂
12 July 2012 at 05:11
i can almost smell them! =]
12 July 2012 at 14:37
They smell goooood! 🙂
11 July 2012 at 20:29
I love lavender!