Lavender
I love Lavender!
Whenever I think of starting a flower garden it is the first flower that comes to my mind. I love almost everything about it. The sprawling plant, the silvery white leaves, the delicate lavender -violet flowers and the sweet fragrance that lasts for a very long time, if you preserve the flowers. Plus it is very drought tolerant and adapts well.
Today is a special day. It is Juneteenth. A day that celebrates freedom for all!
And one hundred and twenty four years ago on a June 19, 1896 Wallis Warfield is born. Many of you may know her as Wallis Simpson or Wallis Windsor. Edward VII, King of England abdicated his throne to marry her. Edward had it inscribed on her Emerald engagement ring "we are ours now 27X36". Currently I am reading a book about her and I didn't realize today was her birthday until I saw the date on my laptop.
You may wonder what it has to do with Lavender. Nothing really. Though her wedding gown when she married Edward is kind of a blue-lavender shade. A color later known as Wallis blue.
Lavender (Lavandula Angustifolia) is a hardy perennial plant that tolerates draught conditions very well. I have several of them growing in containers, in my front and backyard. I grow mostly English lavender. They prefer well drained soil and will flower up to two times in an year.
The plant is easy to propagate. I usually remove a hardy stem with some roots from the base of the plant in early- mid spring after last frost is over. This way the plant is easier to establish as it has a few roots already. Compared to other methods - cut a stem portion, dip it in rooting hormone and plant- this method usually has a better success rate for me.
More on this coming soon - on harvesting flowers and drying them for cut flowers and lavender sachets.
Whenever I think of starting a flower garden it is the first flower that comes to my mind. I love almost everything about it. The sprawling plant, the silvery white leaves, the delicate lavender -violet flowers and the sweet fragrance that lasts for a very long time, if you preserve the flowers. Plus it is very drought tolerant and adapts well.
Today is a special day. It is Juneteenth. A day that celebrates freedom for all!
And one hundred and twenty four years ago on a June 19, 1896 Wallis Warfield is born. Many of you may know her as Wallis Simpson or Wallis Windsor. Edward VII, King of England abdicated his throne to marry her. Edward had it inscribed on her Emerald engagement ring "we are ours now 27X36". Currently I am reading a book about her and I didn't realize today was her birthday until I saw the date on my laptop.
You may wonder what it has to do with Lavender. Nothing really. Though her wedding gown when she married Edward is kind of a blue-lavender shade. A color later known as Wallis blue.
Lavender (Lavandula Angustifolia) is a hardy perennial plant that tolerates draught conditions very well. I have several of them growing in containers, in my front and backyard. I grow mostly English lavender. They prefer well drained soil and will flower up to two times in an year.
The plant is easy to propagate. I usually remove a hardy stem with some roots from the base of the plant in early- mid spring after last frost is over. This way the plant is easier to establish as it has a few roots already. Compared to other methods - cut a stem portion, dip it in rooting hormone and plant- this method usually has a better success rate for me.
More on this coming soon - on harvesting flowers and drying them for cut flowers and lavender sachets.
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