tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post815490879388528490..comments2023-10-29T13:14:44.356+00:00Comments on Ragged Roses: Lovely LavenderRagged Roseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08339985100168927169noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-14226753339108556002007-07-28T09:27:00.000+00:002007-07-28T09:27:00.000+00:00I planted a lavender hedge a couple of years ago. ...I planted a lavender hedge a couple of years ago. Then last year 2 of the plants died, so I replaced them with a pink and a white lavender instead of the traditional lilac. The trouble is I can't bring it into the house as it gives me a headache.weirdbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14955841382032017678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-92160081867541503352007-07-25T18:27:00.000+00:002007-07-25T18:27:00.000+00:00I have just come across your beautiful blog. I lov...I have just come across your beautiful blog. I love the lavender and grow it in my garden, I am hoping that the weather stays dry enough for me to go and cut some out to keep in the house but it is too wet for me right now.<BR/><BR/>Sarah xLittle House By The Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241562230512991466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-70233878737483298102007-07-25T10:56:00.000+00:002007-07-25T10:56:00.000+00:00Such a beautiful post! Your pictures and suggesti...Such a beautiful post! Your pictures and suggestions using lavender are wonderful!<BR/><BR/>Thx<BR/>KittyReflections from the Stone Nesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13812687193231110575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-41326630418231367182007-07-25T06:43:00.000+00:002007-07-25T06:43:00.000+00:00Kim, I envy you your lavender! Thank you for the l...Kim, <BR/><BR/>I envy you your lavender! Thank you for the lavender sugar recipe. I am definitely going to try this with my little lavender plant that doesn't seem to like its current location!katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979577122006222781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-27987472018687517612007-07-24T20:16:00.000+00:002007-07-24T20:16:00.000+00:00I'm glad your lavender has survived those torrenti...I'm glad your lavender has survived those torrential downpours! Lavender is one of my favourite scents and I use it everywhere. I'm drying some now that I hope to make up into more sachets for my linen closet. Thanks for the recipe! ♥Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-48810826233234265012007-07-24T19:57:00.000+00:002007-07-24T19:57:00.000+00:00Lavender sugar, what a glorious idea. I have jars ...Lavender sugar, what a glorious idea. I have jars of rosemary and vanilla sugar but not lavender - yet! I think I once saw a recipe for lavender and chocolate ice cream ... hmmm, might have to dig for that again actually.dottycookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295592896941235130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-81471447610263535582007-07-23T19:37:00.000+00:002007-07-23T19:37:00.000+00:00I love this post Kim. Lavender really is an amazi...I love this post Kim. Lavender really is an amazing herb. <BR/><BR/>I've just come back from another trip to the lavender farm and the smell was incredible, the colours stunning and the bees loving it!<BR/><BR/>Marie xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-15012691692886871212007-07-23T11:57:00.000+00:002007-07-23T11:57:00.000+00:00We only have one rather largish bush of lavendar b...We only have one rather largish bush of lavendar but it does produce flowers nearly year round.<BR/><BR/>I know there are different varieties of the plant and they have different growing habit as well as strength of fragrance.<BR/><BR/>Love the little heart sachet!<BR/><BR/>DarlaDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729017606957829830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-77481128500298508192007-07-23T10:50:00.000+00:002007-07-23T10:50:00.000+00:00Another Lavender fan here. Actually I'm amazed at ...Another Lavender fan here. Actually I'm amazed at how well it is doing bearing in mind all the rain this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-91068461342590127362007-07-23T10:40:00.000+00:002007-07-23T10:40:00.000+00:00Your lavender looks beautiful. I've always wanted...Your lavender looks beautiful. I've always wanted to try making lavender sugar, and your shortbread cookies make it really tempting now. I will have to order some lavender buds. My lavender dose not produce enough for doing so. I love your little sachet, too.Lalleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299403428288111249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-14883815646483239842007-07-23T10:37:00.000+00:002007-07-23T10:37:00.000+00:00wow I love lavender..........it is one of my favou...wow I love lavender..........it is one of my favourites in the garden but it never grows wild..beautiful post........take care.....Chookyblue......https://www.blogger.com/profile/03673183082274488600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-50531801209928528262007-07-23T09:24:00.000+00:002007-07-23T09:24:00.000+00:00Kim, I am there, thats it! Its perfect, dream drea...Kim, I am there, thats it! Its perfect, dream dream dream..........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-69439313818122009262007-07-23T08:47:00.000+00:002007-07-23T08:47:00.000+00:00I have been sleeping badly recently so I cut a bun...I have been sleeping badly recently so I cut a bunch from my garden, shoved it in my pillocase and.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!<BR/>I love collecting and drying the lavender every year - it makes me want to be those gentleman in the latest Country Living article. Lets go and buy a bit of the Downs Kim, together we could set up our own Sussex laveneder farm!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-3998512772864836182007-07-23T07:50:00.000+00:002007-07-23T07:50:00.000+00:00I just adore lavender. My last lavender craziness ...I just adore lavender. My last lavender craziness was to have lavender ice crem with chocolate brownie in a hotel in Bosham one night and the next be cheeky enough to ask the waiter if i could have for dessert just the ice cream. He was kind enough to bring me three big balls of it. Just Yummy!<BR/>xTinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621965766127311539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-15048998597873681202007-07-22T21:00:00.000+00:002007-07-22T21:00:00.000+00:00How I would love to have lavender like that. I do ...How I would love to have lavender like that. I do have a pot of it outside the front of the house and it is gorgeous, but I'm a bit jealous of all yours!<BR/><BR/>What a lovely "room of your own" you share. Do you think all us women long for a space of our own? I'm aiming for a little summer house at the bottom of our garden to escape to and sew, read, snooze etc. in!<BR/><BR/>Julia xjuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00821427565897275123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-65439985172419385472007-07-22T19:34:00.000+00:002007-07-22T19:34:00.000+00:00Hi honey I've just bought a lavender plant, so whe...Hi honey I've just bought a lavender plant, so when it's all big and in bloom I'll give your sugar and cookies ago. <BR/>Thanks for the idea.<BR/><BR/>Hope you've had a good weekend<BR/><BR/>Catherine xmollycupcakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00805564934342559362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-25889413358704044332007-07-22T12:56:00.000+00:002007-07-22T12:56:00.000+00:00Hi Kim, your Lavender looks wonderful. Ours is ta...Hi Kim, your Lavender looks wonderful. Ours is taking a bit of a hiding just now, too much rain, then no rain, lots of VERRY cold, but it will be gorgeous again come Spring. Hope you are not near any of the dreadful floods we saw on TV tonight, our hearts go out to those people.<BR/>Hugs, Coll :-}COLLS GARDENhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14130259399161927685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-38799737998393483582007-07-22T04:19:00.000+00:002007-07-22T04:19:00.000+00:00Love the "toy town" comment. I had a laugh. Beau...Love the "toy town" comment. I had a laugh. Beautiful lavenderAnniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962677559692141098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-2392795300354249252007-07-21T21:03:00.000+00:002007-07-21T21:03:00.000+00:00I love lavender although I have to use it in moder...I love lavender although I have to use it in moderation as my boyfriend is not too keen. I love the idea of the lavender sugar. An old flatmate used to make sponge cake with lavender icing and it was gorgeous.Nonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12071061655794919090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-80258102261951018032007-07-21T18:28:00.000+00:002007-07-21T18:28:00.000+00:00LOVE all your lavender goodies here! I've not made...LOVE all your lavender goodies here! I've not made lavender sugar in a long time--thanks for the reminder. Our lavender is just blooming, and enough to make something sweet! Oh, I can almost smell the lavender here! Pity your can't scratch & sniff the pc screen--LOL! Happy weekend to you & yours! :o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-70856039131068945462007-07-21T14:57:00.000+00:002007-07-21T14:57:00.000+00:00Thanks so much for the recipe! Lavender reminds me...Thanks so much for the recipe! Lavender reminds me so much of my sweet grandmother who could grow anything in any climate, including lavender in the Arizona desert!The Polka Dot Pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16678274301513724698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-20334343040994483062007-07-21T08:52:00.000+00:002007-07-21T08:52:00.000+00:00What a lovely summery post in spite of the awful w...What a lovely summery post in spite of the awful weather - hope you haven't been washed away! The lavender sachets are so pretty - the scent of lavender is one of my favourites.Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-61907993068318590252007-07-21T08:21:00.000+00:002007-07-21T08:21:00.000+00:00mmmmm, your garden must smell lovely, i bought som...mmmmm, your garden must smell lovely, i bought some to use in sachets but it didnt smell much. Must grow my own in future. Sarah xpink-petal-designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15847334646886364547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-77437963733690689532007-07-21T07:39:00.000+00:002007-07-21T07:39:00.000+00:00Some great ideas!!! I'm going to try and make lave...Some great ideas!!! I'm going to try and make lavender ice-cream!!Have a lovely (probably rainy!!!) weekend!!Sophie Honeysucklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08688933782282592067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873936386745599407.post-34509721991196913302007-07-21T07:05:00.000+00:002007-07-21T07:05:00.000+00:00I love lavender too - I will have to try your reci...I love lavender too - I will have to try your recipe for lavender sugar.<BR/>I've really enjoyed reading your blog & will be back for more!Country Cottage Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09183233483232008162noreply@blogger.com