Lavendar Anyone?

Oh how I love lavendar! About 23 years ago I was given a very small cutting of lavendar, that actually came from a bush in Princess Anne's garden at Gatcombe Park. And - no it wasn't stolen - it was given to a frend of mine and she gave it to me! LOL! Anyway - you should see how enormous that bush is now, and I have several other bushes around the house that I have grown from cuttings from that original one! I love the colour and the scent. And if you have the time and patience, the crushed, dried flowers from the lavendar, can be made into wonderful little "lavendar bags" to bring a nice scent to drawers and wardrobes. Sorry I'm not around so often these days, but nice to see noe of your discussions again!

I don't think I have ever seen a lavendar plant. I bet the smell is really nice and the flowers are pretty. Thank you for sharing your photos with us. I always learn something new.

I love the smelt of Lavender grandpa.....You took me years ago when I was a little girl and a lady that was like grandma for me used to had always lavender between all her clothes.I loved the smelt of her when she hugged me .... Tell your wife she put in small cotton bags lavender and after let them between the clothes.It's wonderfully smelt...

hey grandpa bob your lavander is going great looks good, I planted some this year and it is no where near as big as yours, maby in a year or two I love the scent,in fact most of my in home air freshners are lavander, hopefully when mine gets going i can just bring some in and enjoy the aroma. thank you for shareing, your pictures are always great.

I sure as heck wish I had your green thumb GRANDPA BOB--I do live in an apartment, but I always try to grow things...I think my main problem is that I kill my plants with too much kindness, as in overwatering...bummer...well maybe one day I'll get it right...But fresh lavender must really smell fantastic! Now, if maybe attempt to grow myself sometime??

i love lavenders too. they are my birth flower :D

I am so envious of you! I love lavendar and wish I had a nice sunny spot to grow it in. There are so many plants that require full sun that I would love to have. Lavendar tops the list.

Such a beautiful plant! I love lavender. There is a place about 4 miles from my home that grows lavender for commercial purposes. They sell it to places all over the world. I'm not sure how many acres their plants cover. But I do know that it's quite a bit. And when all the plants bloom, it smells absolutely heavenly as I drive by.

I love the smell of lavendar. It's my favourite colour too. my colleague had some from her parent's garden in australia and she brought a whole bunch to keep in the office. She let us crush some between our fingers and the smell really lingers. she said that she is unable to walk past wild growing lavendar without snapping off a few heads to crush and smell the strong aroma. :)