Lavender

White cosmos open above their fine leaves.

Lavender gathers in lower shapes near the wall.

Farther along, the established geraniums spread gently around one another.

There are pink flowers appearing here and there among the green.

You have been looking at them closely, and they remain distinct.

The rest of the garden extends around this small addition.

Lavender beside the wall, pale cosmos higher up, and the established geraniums with their spreading green.

The new plant belongs to the same living arrangement while keeping its own clear outline.

But it's just chukka with rosemary and lemon balm.

Lavender.

Lavender.

Actually, I've got lavender beds all across the front of my garden.

But this one has got all my oregano and my rosemary and all of my everyday intense herbs that are hardy growers.

To chase away all of the bad juju.

Yes.

Lavender is one of my favorites for that because when you burn it, it

I love it.

That's probably the only one of my plants that survived this bloody drought over, well, and lavender.

Lavender and rosemary have been fine.

Everything else is wilted away.

Lavender loves the heat.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, they've done fine.

Orange or wild orange, that can be really invigorating and help you get some energy back in the room.

Lavender is great because it's an adaptogenic.

And so when you need energy, it gives energy.

And when you need to relax, it helps you relax.

She was full figured with thick, dark hair and smelled beautifully, unmistakably floral.

Lavender was the middle sister.

Blonde haired and blue eyed, she smelled of fresh soap and water and was always spring cleaning.

She loved the colour blue and her hands were always lovely and cool.

Lavender wore white blouses with crisply ironed collars.

Now came the matchmaking.

I thought Lang Lang would suit Sepps.

Rose and Blonde Tobacco seemed a natural match.

So essential oils are different than other modalities, like even herbs.

So, so say you have lavender, for example.

Lavender is...

There's an essential oil, and then there's lavender the herb, right?

Mm-hmm.

And then next year it will burst out and you'll get lots of extra new growth and Yeah, it's probably way overgrown, but he could trim it right down and it will just send up more.

Lavender is pretty tough stuff.

Yeah, so if he wants to just completely rejuvenate, he can just trim it down the ground.

All new growth will come up again next year.