Lovely Lavender

Advantages: pretty smells good
Disadvantages: none

...them with lavender. Some of these bags she would give as gifts, some she would put in every drawer that contained clothes, towels or bedding. As a young girl I was a girl guide I have memories of bob a jobbing. I used to visit my grandma's old friends and polish the brass. Their houses often smelt of lavender. I often think of lavender as an old ladies smell. Sometimes the smell can be a bit overpowering. Enough of childhood memories, Let me tell you about the plant. Lavender is a perennial it is native to the Mediterranean regions there are about 21 different lavenders and lots of hybrids. Lavender flowers come in shades of colours deep purple, violet, mauve, blue, pink and white. The flowers grow on long spikes. The leaves are a narrow and grey-green. The plants grow to a height between 9 and 36 inches 233-45 cm. And have...

mumsymary 21.10.2002 (28.04.2006) · Read review
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Lavender in my English country garden

Advantages: Look and smell lovely. Insects are attracted to the flowers
Disadvantages: Don't last for ever

.... There are many different varieties ranging from dwarf varieties which only grow a few inches to some varieties which will grow to 4? or more. The flower colours can range between dark or pale pink, blue, white or purple. The new foliage is usually a bright green colour which then becomes a grey/green colour as the plants mature. The two most popular types of lavender for our British climate are, not surprisingly, English lavender which has the name Angustifolia and the French or Stoechas lavender. One of the most popular varieties of English lavender is probably Hidcote which has silvery grey leaves, deep blue/purple flowers with a compact and very aromatic head and a short stems and is excellent for hedging or edging a path so the perfume is released when brushed against. Folgate has a good dark blue flower head with excellent...

perfectlypolished 12.06.2007 · Read review
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Lavenders blue....

Advantages: lots of healing properties
Disadvantages: none

...Lavender There are around twenty eight species of lavender and it is one of the most commonest plants that we all associate with essential oils and bathroom products, when we buy toilet blocks, air freshener, essential oils and room deodorises, you can always find lavender as one of the scents. It can be found in most well established gardens and in garden centres as it is a great plant for adding colour to the garden display. This is a hardy evergreen plant, with fragrant flowers, it grows as a shrub which spread and set into the ground well in most soils and in most area's of the garden. Although they do like a sunny position they will grow well in part shady area's. The plants usually grow to around a 3-4 ft spread so give them room when you position them in the garden. They will flower from July to September and the flowers...

Sunnysmiles 05.11.2006 · Read review
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  There's so much more to lavender than you think!

Advantages: Has multiple uses around the home, smells lovely
Disadvantages: Can attract bees (which isn't that bad!)

...In my mind, there are two types of lavender: that grown in the garden, and that used in toiletries. People seem not to link these two together, and opt for just growing lavender for its look and scent in the garden, and do not realise how easily it can be used inside the house, and indeed, for how many purposes. As this review is in the 'garden' section of Ciao, I feel I must start off with this side of things first. Indeed, there is no chicken-or-egg question when it comes to lavender - I suppose one must start off by growing it before using it! Lavender in general ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lavender is also known by its Latin name, Lavendula, especially if shopping in garden centres. There are many different species of the plant (approx. 25), but the most common is lavendula officinalis, also known as lavendula angustifolia or common...

drawcabia 26.02.2007 · Read review
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lavender and versatility

Advantages: It has many uses this plant & has been used for many years in different ways
Disadvantages: none

...Having an allotment means hard heavy work and one of the best uses I have found for lavender is against carrot fly. We have a large allotment and every year we lose lots carrots to the fly, it is a real pest. I have found that picking the flower stalks of lavender and crumbling them over the ground after pulling up carrots stops the scent of the carrots escaping and the fly does not get into them. I have done this for 2 years very successfully and really look forward to good veggies now. Further uses of this plant is that it is supposed to help keep greenfly off the roses when planted nearby and it is a lovely sweet scented flower and gorgeous colour, well worth buying but it does go woody and needs to be replaced every couple of years. It does appear to seed itself though....

cinderhill 26.03.2009 · Read review
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dwarf lavender great for small gardens

Advantages: smell and look great
Disadvantages: nothing

...Lavender (Lavendula)is a great aromatic shrub and there are varieties suitable for most gardens. Small gardens where space is at a premium like mine benefit from dwarf varieties. A dwarf lavender I can recommend from experience that won't get much about two feet in height is one called Lavender angustifolia " Munstead". This is my favourite variety of lavender .The plant is evergreen , compact and won't get out of control like some varieties such as L "Grappenhall" which can romp away to over five feet in height if left unchecked. Mind you all lavenders regardless of variety need cutting back to prevent them becoming woody and to keep them compact and healthy. I trim mine once every six weeks at least in the growing season and they really respond to this .It prolongs the life of the plant considerably and makes the appearance so...

Gardenex 04.02.2001 · Read review
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Amazing White Knight

Advantages: Cheap ,Easy to use ,Can be put on timer.
Disadvantages: Small door opening

...Wow what a great product.It's so quiet, easy to use, and can be put on a timer! I never thought I would say this about a White Knight as when I've seen them they look cheap and low rent, and look like they wont last for 5 minutes . But wow, appearences can be deceptive.We bought ours a 3 years ago and have not had any problems since. Specifications: The specifications it has/features are ; *2 heat settings, *Reverse tumble, *Can be used it on a timer, *An energy rating of C *Final cool tumble, *Rear venting(and it's supplied with a hose), *An option to stack it, *A maximum of of 140 minutes drying time, *A load limit of 6 KG, *The door can be reversed, *And the filter is convieniently located beetween the door and the machine Dimensions Height:85 cm Width:59cm Diameter:53cm The door opening is only 25cm in...

Botzarb 04.02.2008 (27.05.2009) · Read review
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Review of White Knight 44AW

With Government Approved Lavender!!

Advantages: authentic scent, lathers well
Disadvantages: Too average for the price

...As I feel like I have mentioned in many, many reviews now, I bought a large set of L'Occitane products from QVC last year and have been (very) slowly making my way through them. I recently came to use the lavender shower gel and must admit, it was not one I was particularly looking forward to trying out because I'm not overly keen on the scent of lavender. This shower gel has a 'vegetable-based soft foaming base' according to L'Occitane, as well as lavender essential oil which they say will relax the body and mind, whilst leaving a fresh and light scent on the skin. It says on the label that this contains A.O.C. lavender, and I don't know about you, but that's something I'd never heard of, so I looked it up on the L'Occitane website to find out what it was and why it was different to other lavender. It seems that A.O.C. stands...

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lovely lavender. some info on how to use too

Advantages: smells great, and works for period pain too
Disadvantages: do not use in the 1st 3 months of pregnancy

...Lavender As im sure everyone knows, lavender has been used for centuries in the perfume industry, with its sweet smelling aroma with woody undertones its just perfect. Although it has many other uses too, from treating depression to pain relief, and as a bug repellent. As a plant, I have seen lavender used to create a boarder in much the same way as a hedgerow is used. And I must say that it looks stunning when it is in full bloom. And the smell as you walk past is just out of this world. I love the smell of it, especially as it always reminds me of my nana. Her house always smelled of moth balls and lavender. Though I think it would have been much preferable for her to have made her own mothballs with the vast amounts of lavender that she always had about the house. To do this add a few drops of the pure essential oil to...

stezatois1 13.07.2007 · Read review
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Lavender - The All Round Plant

Advantages: Aroma, evergreen, easy to propagate
Disadvantages: Can grow woody, doesn't like 'wet feet'

...Lavender is one of my favourite plants to use in the garden. I think it is a shame the beautiful aroma of this plant has been labeled as an 'old woman' smell! I may have turned 50 this year but I'm no fogey and am here to stand up for lavender! What type of plant is lavender? Lavenders are an evergreen shrub from the Western Mediterranean. The shrub can be quite woody with long, slim fragrant leaves densely growing from the stems which look not unlike rosemary in many ways. The plant grows long flower spikes that are coarse to the touch and some species have delicate petal details around the flower spike. The flowers can be shades of purple, pink or white. The foliage colours of some species can be more silver-grey which make an interesting contrast in borders and displays. The flowers are highly...

Bobbin 28.09.2001 · Read review
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