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Posted by Rahel Reblogged by Old Roses to herbs, lavender on 2008-04-21, 01:17:49

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OK, I'm sure everyone is done laughing at my Lavender faux pas by now.

I have about a dozen lavender sprouts on the plant stand (different type). . . .

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Posted by Tina Reblogged by Old Roses to design, lavender on 2008-03-04, 05:55:50

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I must. There is just no other explanation.

Remember when I was complaining about not being able to grow lavender 'Lady' from seed after three tries and only got one little sprout?

Well, I think something is wrong with it. Not bad wrong...weird wrong. . . .

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Posted by Tina Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender, plants on 2008-02-25, 18:57:24

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Lavender relaxes me
clearing my mind of everyday stress and negative thoughts. . .

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Posted by Naturegirl Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender on 2008-01-11, 05:42:36

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Our friend in Singapore, Gina Choong comes through with a floral cookie recipe in time for the holidays. (Pardon our rough conversions.) Thank you, Gina!

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Posted by LisaBee Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender on 2007-11-28, 00:44:07

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Walking through the garden the other day, I accidently noticed that my Lavender had gone to seed!

I have to say that, besides the Cleome, this Lavender was by far the easiest to identify and to collect seeds from. I find identifying seed heads plants very stressful. I'm getting better at it but it is not that easy for me to determine what is trash and what is seed. I also never know if it's time to collect the seeds or not. I am frequently bent over staring at a dead flower trying to spot something that will scream "I'M A SEED - COLLECT ME". With these, it was simple. . . .

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Posted by Gina Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender, seeds on 2007-11-23, 01:34:32

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This was just a test to see how uploading a picture from Photobucket works. Vanillalotus commented that she uploaded her pictures from Photobucket; I have a photobucket account but have never used it to upload pictures on my blog. I like the way it works better than uploading from Flicker. This probably will be my new uploading method. Now I need to go back and see if I'm still accumulating storage space on Picasa. Thanks so much, ladies, for your help.

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Posted by Robin's Nesting Place Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender on 2007-11-13, 18:06:02

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This has been the year of the lavender. Various plants started blooming back in June (see this photo with links from our lavender farm visits last year also) and most kept some blooms going all summer. This photo, above, is from Oct. 13. I did trim flowers from the plants a lot this year. I think it was the cooler summer weather, though. Whatever it was, I hope it happens again.

I am happy to report that the Munstead lavender plants I started from seed last year bloomed a lot this year. Someone gave me the seeds. Otherwise I wouldn't have thought to try lavender from seed.

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Posted by Petunia's Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender on 2007-10-25, 00:27:47

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Join The other day I took this macro photo of blooming lavender. I love the delicate blooms on each lavender spike. I grow lavender and or Salvia in front of many of my rose plants. It’s a...

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Posted by Tricia Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender on 2007-07-30, 00:55:27

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Wow. Living where we do, you can almost start to take lavender for granted. It grows so well-- and thrives on so little care-- that you see it all around, and we have a handful of varieties in our own yard. It's also quite popular for landscape painters to paint, and I knew of Matanzas Creek Winery as the place they went to paint fields of it. But I had never been there myself. . . .

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Posted by lisa beerntsen Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender on 2007-06-29, 06:04:22

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After picking dinner tonight I went out for just one more thing to throw in. That's when I noticed that every lavender plant in the garden was blooming and, of course, just had to pick a few stalks. . . .

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Posted by Petunia's Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender on 2007-06-27, 19:09:06

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Harvesting ~lavender~ for the last few days..
life has never smelled so sweet.. . . .

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Posted by Naturegirl Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender on 2007-06-27, 06:42:15

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Lavender Sour Cream Pound Cake••

The cake turned out wonderful.. Didn't last long once I cut it..

Very moist and even better with the sides fried in butter..

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••Lavender Sour Cream Pound Cake Recipe••

Lavender Sour Cream Pound Cake . . .

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A few weeks ago, I visited some friends for dinner and got a very rare gardening treat thrown in for good measure. Outfitting the guests with rubber boots, our hosts took us back through their property to an unused old road allowance, now a snowmobile trail. . . .

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Posted by Doug Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender on 2007-06-24, 00:15:02

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Posted by Colleen Vanderlinden (nospam@example.com) Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender on 2007-06-24, 00:14:33

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“Come over and sit with us on our porch,” wrote Heal in an email to me. “We’ve made a most excellent beverage out of our weeds, and we think you should try it.”

The most excellent beverage turned out to be a simple syrup infused with lemon balm, served over ice in a glass topped off with a healthy dose of Gerolsteiner sparkling water and a sprig of mint. I was entranced: it was elegant, refreshing and disarmingly tasty.

“I need the recipe,” I said. . ..

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Posted by inadvertentgardener Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender, recipes on 2007-06-18, 00:18:04

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A European company wants drivers to spritz the skies.

Originally posted by Julie

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Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender on 2007-06-17, 17:37:54

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I found this wonderful recipe in Better Homes and Gardens and I just had to share it.

Lavender Lemonade:

2 teaspoons dried Lavender buds

1 cup of boiling water

6 cups lemonade


Place Lavender buds in a 2 cup glass measuring cup. Add 1 cup boiling water to measuring cup. Cover and let steep for about 5 minutes. Strain mixture into a 2 quart pitcher and discard buds.

Stir lemonade into mixture in pitcher. Cover and Chill for several hours

To serve:

Pour lemonade over crushed ice in a glass. Garnish glass with a slice of lemon and a fresh sprig of lavender and mint.

Makes 8 (7ounce) servings

Enjoy!

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Posted by Herbs and Me Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender, recipes on 2007-06-07, 19:17:26

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Posted by Ilona Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender on 2007-05-24, 06:22:01

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The bed is made and the perfumed lavender
linen water sprayed on clean sheets..
Paisley only a princess can feel the pea through
the eiderdown quilt..
I find her here and I think of the classic fairytale.. . .

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Posted by Naturegirl Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender on 2007-05-22, 18:41:19

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Posted by Ilona Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender on 2007-05-22, 06:15:08

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We're another step closer to getting our new hedge in the ground (for new readers this is why) as I have now taken a heap of softwood cuttings - more than we actually need - and stored them in the shadehouse.

The plan is that these will develop roots over the winter months and hopefully we should be able to repot them into individual containers by spring. With this time delay we probably won't be putting these in the ground until Spring 2008 which leaves the garden bed barren until then. However, we will most likely opt for some flowering annuals just to fill the beds this season. . . .

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Of all the fragrant plants that we can grow in our gardens, lavender is a popular choice. It perfumes your hand as you run your fingers through it and will taint your clothes even if you mildly brush against it. And on a balmy summer's night you can smell the aroma waft through the still air, catching your nostrils off guard but then gently soothing them and seducing your senses for more.

I admit I'm having an affair with this plant and if I weren't already struggling our recent weekend trip to our local lavender farm has not helped my situation. . .

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This last winter, my vegetable garden, which is normally filled with cool season crops during the cold months, was empty and rarely visited. Mainly, because I was exhausted from the pool remodel we had endured during the fall and needed a season off. The little break was a smart move, as this season the garden is thriving, thanks to my renewed energy and spirit. The first bed to flourish this spring is the herb bed. Oregano, parsley, chives, lavender, and thyme live here in harmony. The chives are in full bloom, with their purple flowers magically complimenting the fragrant lavender. . . .

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Posted by Kristi B. Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender on 2007-04-15, 22:40:16

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You have a busy life and want a low maintenance landscape that looks great. Lavender is a great choice. Here're some reasons why.

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Munstead variety.  One of the 13 I had in my garden last year.  This was dried and still smells wonderful. 

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Posted by traceyf Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender on 2007-03-28, 23:48:28

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This winter, I lost a number of good-sized lavendar bushes to the combination of a drought-like January & deeper-than-average freezes. Others are struggling to return.
This one, however, looks plenty happy.
Spanish lavendars, in general, however, have not been so successful for me, or I'd have a lot more of them. I like the more unusual colors-- white, pink, red-violet. But these have not survived. Over at my Mom's, where they have irrigation, these are all looking very fine. (hmmm...)

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Posted by lisa beerntsen Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender on 2007-03-25, 22:44:08

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Our last stop was Cedarbrook Lavender & Herb Farm in Sequim, Washington. Lavender for cutting but also gardens around the farmhouse with many lavender varieties and herbs mixed in. Above, taken from a lower path in front of the house so that's why the bee's eye view. . . .

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Posted by Petunia's Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to Gardens, lavender on 2007-03-23, 16:46:29

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Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in Green Thumb Sunday every week. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information.

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Posted by Ilona Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender, propogation on 2007-02-17, 16:32:42

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Mention of English lavender plants immediately brings to mind the employment of their aromatic quality to lend a romantic fragrance to linens, sachets and potpourris, once the herb is harvested...

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What to do when a lavender bush is threatening to take over your garden? With herbs, it seems like such a waste to just prune and compost. Most of the plants in my herb garden have some sort of purpose, like mint for my tea or chives for my potatoes, but lavender? It just smells good. I'm not really sure what to do with it but go outside and smell it a lot. . .

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Posted by Nelumbo Reblogged by Old Roses to herbs, lavender on 2006-12-14, 10:49:30

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On a Florida Forum GardenWeb recommendation, I planted this Lavandula species to replace my long-lived Indigo Spires Salvia. My hope is that it will mix it up with the La Marne pink rose (a Polyantha) that grows near the front of the bed. Lavenders by and large do not grow well in our conditions: They love the Mediterranean (or California) mix of hot sun and dry air. . . .

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Posted by Central FLA Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender on 2006-11-27, 23:58:20

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Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in Green Thumb Sunday every week. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information.

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Posted by inadvertentgardener Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender on 2006-10-30, 17:03:47

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Cooler climate calls for relaxing comforting lavender!
My lavender blooms several times within the season and this is my final harvest!
Located in my butterfly garden grows this strongly aromatic "lipped" flower.These are flowers in which one petal is a different shape and often a different color from the remaining petals. This is part of the flower's way to attract insects for pollination. . . .

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Posted by Naturegirl Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender on 2006-10-19, 18:58:42

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Work is crazy as usual. Back up tomorrow at 5am! Will reply to all the comments after my early shift.
Can check out the little shop of horrors plant. My fuschia cuttings have keeled over. The seeds are not germinating. . .

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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender on 2006-10-11, 00:15:29

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Lavender flowers make for pleasing borders within a landscape design. The attraction in growing lavender, however, doesn't end there, since lavender flowers are aromatic and can be harvested and dried...

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Lavender still smells gorgeous 

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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender on 2006-08-19, 11:25:55

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Lavandula 'Little Bee' series
The international Plantarium exhibition, which is being held towards the end of August in The Netherlands, will include a promotion of modern cultivars of the French Lavender Lavandula stoechas, some of which are to be displayed for the first time. All are in the ‘Little Bee’ series. . .

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Posted by Philip Swindells Reblogged by Old Roses to lavender on 2006-08-18, 11:23:58

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A couple weeks ago, the public was invited to come harvest lavender at this community garden in South London. (UK readers: Did you go? How was it?) The Local Lavender project restored the famous lavender fields used by companies like...

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