norman.ho

There are a few Lavender bush blooming beautifully at the front garden; here a are few different snapshots.
They are of different varieties, very easy to grow, needs little looking after;
if you have a sunny spot in your garden, put a few in, and you will be pleasantly surprised by the reward.
I put mine in last summer, they have now at least tippled in their size.






























Vanda, you should try growing some of them, they grow well in Tasmania where it is freezing cold in winter, so there should be no problem growing them where you are

norman.ho

Nice to know there is another affectionado for growing Lavender.
Vanda, you are the one with real practical experience. (10 years ... wow!)

Lavender is one of the easiest plant to grow, I think if you have a sunny balcony,
it can be grown in a 20 cm pot; try growing a few pots next to each other,
they would give you nice lavender flowers from early spring to late summer.

Me, as a first timer, this is what I learned:

The fresh lavender flowers do not have a strong fragrance as one might expect,
however, if you wait for the flowers to mature a bit, cut a few small bunches,
with the stems of about 7 to 8 cm long, together with some foliage;
Keep them in a little vase filled with fresh water, changing every 2 to 3 days,
the flowers will keep maturing and form seed pods.
After a week or so, tie up the small bunches with a piece of string,
hang them upside down in a shady spot for a couple of days,
then keep them in a paper bag.

After a couple of days, Open the bag, have a smell; you will be very pleasantly surprised.

Well, this is my little 2 cents worth of contribution.

norman.ho

Hi Vanda,
Only from here I learned the Chinese name "薰衣草",  but I don't know how to pronounce the word "薰", does it pronounce in Cantonese the same as the word "pocket"?
Pardon my ignorance ...

norman.ho

薰 pronounce in Cantonese as 'fun'
vandas 發表於 2014-9-25 04:10 PM

Thanks, so it pronounce in Cantonese like "fun yi cho" right?
I am so glad I have a few of them taking up residency in both my front and back garden;
it definitely give the word "fun" a new dimension. :)

norman.ho

Wish all our keen gardeners here a Very Happy Christmas,
and a Blooming New Year.


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