Herb of the Week – Lavender

Over the past week, the pretty lavender flowers have bloomed in the garden. This is another gem leftover from the previous owners, with two lavender plants on the rocky hill in our backyard. The deer stay away from them, and they attract lots of bumble bees. The purple flowers grow on long spikes separate from the leaves.

Typically the flowers are used for culinary and scenting purposes as the most potent part of the plant, but fresh leaves can also occasionally be used (older leaves / branches are not very potent at all).

I really haven’t tried it in enough foods to decide if I like it to eat or not (I know it can be one of the herbs in a few variations of herbes de provence), but I know I love the aroma. One of my goals is to be able to us it for making homemade soap… someday. For now, I will need to В settle for having some in a bunch on my table in a cute little vase.

June 22, 2012 В· Sheryl В· No Comments
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