love and lavender
By Elizabeth
@Poppylicious (11133)
June 19, 2018 5:00pm CST
A handwritten note had been posted through the door.
Please may I have some of your lavender to make lavender bags? it politely enquired.
I wrote a note back.
As long as you leave some for the bees! it said. Oh, and mind where you put your feet; some local cats {probably ours} think that the front garden is their own personal toilet, I added.
We have oodles of lavender in our front garden. It does look stunning, and the bees, butterflies and rosemary beetles do love it so. I'm quite sure we can spare some and who knows, I may get a lavender bag of my own to make my knickers smell nice!
Do you need any lavender?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
19 Jun 18
I love the way lavender looks in fields.
You could make lotion bars out of it too and give it as gifts for birthdays and holidays.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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20 Jun 18
If I left it, my garden would look like a lavender field. It is VERY prolific with its must-grow-everywhere mindset. Every year I pull up lots of tiny stalks which are trying to take root.
And do you know, I have never even thought of using it to make stuff, but actually there is so much that maybe I should have a go. Hmmm ...
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
20 Jun 18
@Poppylicious You can just sell the lavender itself and it would be profitable. You could do more than just beauty stuff as well, lavender tea, lavender jam or jelly (probably?)... Lavender has medicinal qualities to it I'm sure.
This is one of my favorite websites to reference.
https://wellnessmama.com/7041/lavender-uses/
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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21 Jun 18
@ScribbledAdNauseum Ooh, I'm getting excited now! I must look into this ... a bit of extra cash would be nice!
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
21 Jun 18
@Poppylicious I use lavender flowers in the kitchen, they taste good
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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21 Jun 18
It is a bit old womanish, but I quite like it. And I like lavender flavours as well. Yum.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
26 Jun 18
Lavender is one of the nicest aromas anywhere
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
27 Jun 18
@Poppylicious Strangely I like the smell of freshly laid tarmac too
@Poppylicious (11133)
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27 Jun 18
It is. It's nearly as nice as freshly cut grass and Parma Violets.
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@xFiacre (12598)
• Ireland
19 Jun 18
@poppylicious I love lavender bushes, and you, my dear, aren’t old enough yet to have knickers smelling of lavender.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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20 Jun 18
This is true, but if I start practising for old ladyhood now, I'll have it down to a fine art by the time I am old enough. :)
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
20 Jun 18
@Poppylicious I could take this thread somewhere you will really regret leading me to. 
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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20 Jun 18
I am sure that Eau de Dazza smells just as sweet ...
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
24 Jun 18
I would like e fresh lavenderfliwers.never seen any.though have used the lavender do and essential oil
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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26 Jun 18
We have 'farms' over here whose sole business is lavender. Very pretty. And very popular with tourists, particularly the Japanese.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
26 Jun 18
@Poppylicious I would imagine the air would be very lavendery
The crocus farms when they flower are tourist attractions here, meaning India but far far from where I stay
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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20 Jun 18
Thanks! If you look carefully at the shiny rosemary beetle you can see a house. I think it's mine. You might even be able to see me! Beetles make good mirrors!
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
20 Jun 18
@Poppylicious Thank you. I had seen it. That's really a great shot.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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20 Jun 18
It is pretty, isn't it? I sometimes wish I was my neighbours so I could admire it from my house!
@anamika161088 (11868)
• India
21 Jun 18
Beautiful picture! I love the fragrance that comes out of lavender
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