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Lavender love.

kate123

By Kate123


Lavender love. (Lavandula angustifolia (Lavender))

I’ve several lavenders in the garden and even though they are cheap and simple, I do love them.
This one was chopped in August and flowered again last month. I love the deep purple colour.



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So do I Kate. I love anything to do with lavender, a few drops of essential oil, when I've cleaned the bin, diluted on my cloth for wiping kitchen surfaces and it's a great antiseptic too..

4 Oct, 2020

 

Smells so clean and fresh doesn’t it! I used a lavender scented cleaner in my washing machine this morning..lovely!

4 Oct, 2020

 

I love Lavender too Kate and have quite a few bushes scattered over our small garden and the butterflies and bees love them. I have just clipped them back a bit today. I took some cuttings several weeks ago to start off some new plants as the others are getting a bit woody now.

14 Oct, 2020

 

They are such a lovely addition aren’t they, Linda! I love to hear the bees buzzing round them. I often think about taking cuttings..is this the time then to do it? I have no idea!

14 Oct, 2020

 

I usually take cuttings end July, beginning August from the thicker growing shoots that aren't flowering. Have a go next year Kate. I cut the shoot to about 5 or 6 inches, take off half the foliage at the bottom and plant that into a pot of compost. I place two or three to a pot, then water in. Perhaps other people have their own way of doing cuttings, but this works for me.

15 Oct, 2020

 

Thanks Linda, that’s great advice! I’ll definitely be trying this next year!

17 Oct, 2020

 

I have started to keep the large yoghurt pots and lids, as I thought they would make decent pots for cuttings next year providing I put a hole in the bottom of the pot. The lids turned the other way catch the water in the bottom. I'm going to have a go anyway.

18 Oct, 2020

 

Sounds a very good plan!

18 Oct, 2020



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