Herbs: lavender from seed, 1 by CreeksideFarm

CreeksideFarm wrote:
Jan,

Here is a picture of some of Jodi's wands that she made last summer. Notice how she doubled up the ribbon to have a two tone affect? She put a silvery looking one in the back and the brown one on top. The Silvery one was slightly wider than the brown so you can see some of the silver on both sides. Same with the one in the center, silver in the back and purple on top.

You are doing a great job with your wands. Other ideas with lavender are sewing dried Lavender flowers into little envelopes of fabric and using them as "Dream Pillows". You stick it in your pillowcase so you smell the lavender at night and it helps you sleep better. Also we have sewn a little bigger pouch of lavender into a fabric envelope and used these in the dryer to scent the clothes.

You could also fill some of your pineneedle baskets with dried lavender and put them all around your house. We buy little vials of lavender oil and put drops of it on the dried lavender to refresh the scent as time goes on.

Yes, it is very hot over here today, expecting 105, and that is very unusual for the Willamette Valley. I'll be glad when the heatwave is past, watering my landscaping has suddenly become a full time job.

Take Care,
Diana