Lavender

If you’ve visited our home, you will definitely have noticed the sweet smell of lavender as you arrive in the garden, it thrives in our dry, hot courtyard.

I always like to leave it until the very last moment to cut the flowers, getting the most out of them before they go to seed at the end of summer. With the onset of some rain forecast though, I encouraged Brian to help me cut some of it.

I like to use the hand shears to cut big bunches, which I then lay into a plastic tray. In a week or two most of the seeds will have already dropped off, making it easier to finish off removing them, before collecting them all to use in lavender bags.