The Aroma Of Home Grown Lavendar
By webeishere
@webeishere (36313)
United States
October 21, 2007 8:58pm CST
This attatched photo is of some of the sprigs of my outdoor Lavendar that I've grown this year. the aroma is just wonderful. My house
stunk of chicken as the wife made some home made chicken noodle
soup. Not that it's a bad smell but I went outside to pick some of
my Lavendar & placed it in a vase setting it in my living room right next to my front door. Now the whole house smells of the wonerful
aroma of Lavendar. Next year I may try to crush the blloms just as
the flowers fall off to make a few drops of oil for my potpourri burner. Do you place fresh cut flowers and or herbs in your house for the fresh araoma? Is it home grown or store bought?
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
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@OURDEW (4809)
• United States
22 Oct 07
You are so lucky because I love the smell of lavendar but my husband doesn't like it. Sometimes I will buy a candle with a lavendar sent and he always tells me that it stinks. When I was a kid we had a lilac bush in our yard and we would always pick the flowers and give them to our mom. So our yard and house smelled so good.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
22 Oct 07
Tell him nose isn't working right then. HAHAHAHAHA!!!
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@coffeequeen2526 (38)
• United States
22 Oct 07
I would love to place fresh flowers/herbs in my house for a nice scent; however, strong scents give me migraines. Do you know anything that has a light scent that would be good to use?
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
22 Oct 07
The essential oils can be diluted very weak if needed.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDP[A BOB !!~
@piggiehandcuffs (365)
• United States
22 Oct 07
I love the smell of lilac, but since I can't get any in Florida, I buy oil to burn in my burner. I also buy rose oil to get rid of smells and to calm me down.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
22 Oct 07
I've a lot of Lialc bushes in my backyard. I cut them and place
them in vases in the summer also for the secent of frsh cut flowers.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@GardenGerty (157665)
• United States
22 Oct 07
I will use oils in my potpouri warmer. I like scented plants, but usually neglect them and they die. I used to add artemesia to dried plant concocotions and rosepetals, etc. Nice green smell. I can always hope to have more success next year. I would love to have a sensory garden along the edge of the sidewalk, so that walkers and runners would brush along different fragrant plants when they pass.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
22 Oct 07
I want to make a small trail with stones lined with various fragrant plants/herbs in my back yard some time as well. From my back porch to the fire pit is where I'd have it. That's maybe a 10 foot walk is all. I'd make it maybe 2 feet wide. Buster woukld go nuts as that's his usual path when he goes outside. I wonder how he'd react to some type of herb smell as he brushed his legs/paws against it.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
22 Oct 07
As I have a huge Lavender bush, I understand your delight a the sight & smell. What a nice idea to have a bunch of Lavender inside. I should try that.
My Lavender bush stands just outside the lounge window & smells beautifully.
I have one another smaller Lavender bush that is doing well too.
On Kangaroo Island Lavender bushes are one of the few plants that wallabies won't eat.
I wrote a comment for your photo.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
22 Oct 07
mINE IS RIGHT ALONGSIDE MY DRIVEWAY NEAR THE GARAGE. eVERYTIOME MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDSONS VISIT THE OLDEST BOY RUNS HIS HANDS THROUGH THE BUSH THEN SMEELS HIS HAND WITH A HUGE SMILE ON HIS FACE. hE LOPVES THE SCENT IT SEEMS. hahaha
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@goodsign (2287)
• Malaysia
22 Oct 07
In my country Malaysia, lavender flowers famously used for aroma therapy bath. If anyone who does not have their bath tub, they will put it in big pail and soak it for one hour before taking bath. I used this method for once in a month and it soothe us, especially we take it before sleep so that it can freshen up our body while sleeping and when awakened, yes it does just like giving us new energy.
Even now there are shampoo products used Lavender flowers added on to it.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
22 Oct 07
I buy lavendar essential oil and add it to my bath as well. I am going to make my own oil maybe next year. Well at least a few drops to add to my water in the pot pourri burner or even the bath.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
