Pillow Road » Lavender http://pillowroad.com/blog What's happening in my gardens in Sebastopol, CA Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:00:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Lavender in Bloom, lovely http://pillowroad.com/blog/2011/07/11/lavender-in-bloom-lovely/ http://pillowroad.com/blog/2011/07/11/lavender-in-bloom-lovely/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:23:01 +0000 Dale Dougherty http://pillowroad.com/blog/2011/07/11/lavender-in-bloom-lovely/ The lavender is in peak form. The bees are all over it.

As the strands sway in the wind, the bees don’t seem to care.

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]]> http://pillowroad.com/blog/2009/07/26/bees-among-the-lavender/feed/ 0 Lavender Scent http://pillowroad.com/blog/2009/07/14/lavender-scent/ http://pillowroad.com/blog/2009/07/14/lavender-scent/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:24:49 +0000 Dale Dougherty http://dalepd.wordpress.com/?p=98 I found out that making lavender oil is pretty simple.   I bought some almond oil and placed as many pieces of lavender as would fit.   One set of directions said to let it sit in a window sill for a month.   Another said to replace the lavender once a week for a month.    It’s very fragrant already.

a jar of almond oil with lavender sprigs inside

a jar of almond oil with lavender sprigs inside

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