A month ago, the lavender flowers looked like this.
Full of butterflies and bees
I did not cut and harvest the flowers to dry because, dang it, I liked the look and was happy that the bees were happy.
But yesterday, the lavender looked like this:
Still very interesting but needing to be harvested, if I am going to have any dried lavender.
So to harvest, simply pull gently on the stems and the lavender will fall off. When I capture it, I am going to sew the cutest pillow sachets for holiday gifts this Christmas.
This fall, I will divide the lavender into four plants and plant in different spots in my yard. Now, I paid $4.99 for this original plant. I had bees, butterflies, lavender and next four additional plants for the yard.
I LOVE lavender! I ordered some already dried to add to some soaps awhile back but next year I want to try growing some:)Have fun in your garage:)
ReplyDeleteHow pretty and what a good idea. :) You never know, you might have a cottage industry with those plants.
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely! This year is the first time I have had success in growing lavender. I am so excited! I have it located next to a concrete sidewalk in a raised bed. I worked in quite a bit of sand before I planted and that seemed to help a lot.
ReplyDeleteI too love lavender. I have a sachet that my Mom gave me years ago (it's one of her hankies) and it still smells. It's easily 30 years old. No lie.
ReplyDeleteI loved, loved, loved how pretty your lavender turned out to be -- and I would have left it alone too. I love just leaving things natural to see what comes.
Hugs!
I have always wanted a lavender plant. Perhaps next year is the year!
ReplyDelete