Are you feeling stressed out, anxious, unable to sleep? Have you ever considered using alternative means to achieve a more relaxed state of being? Perhaps you should consider using Lavender essential oil to help you relax your body and rejuvenate your mind. Lavender has been used in many natural remedies throughout history. Its therapeutic properties ...
Sequim Lavender Festival will be hosting their 11th Annual Lavender Festival on July 20, 21, & 22, 2007. There will be Lavender Farms on Tour, a Street Fair featuring Northwest crafts and food. Lovers of lavender flowers, plants and fragrance will adore the chance to immerse themselves in the lavender fields located on Washington State’s ...
For her birthday and Christmas every year, I present a gift of lavender to a dear friend of mine. She loves the fragrance and feels that its smoothing aroma is a natural stress reliever. Lavenders Lavandula are a genus of approximately twenty to thirty species of flowering plants in the mint family. Some cats are ...
The many healing properties of lavender oil make it an all-purpose medicine for your home’s first-aid kit. Lavender is not only a gentle sedative but it is also an effective antibacterial agent. For this reason it can be used to treat a variety of ills like aches, burns, infections, colic, and stress. Here are a ...
Lavender, also known as Lavandula angustifolia, is one of the most widely used, versatile herbs known today. It is considered a member of the Labiatae family, which also includes mints and the plant originated in England, France, Tasmania, and Yugoslavia. Lavender flowers have long since been used to treat digestive problems, insomnia, anxiety, and restlessness. ...
Its that time of the year in my garden. My lavender plants have been growing like crazy and now I have more than I know what to do with! Fortunately lavender is a plant with many different uses. Different groups have been using it throughout history for cooking, cleaning, disinfecting and treating their ailments. With ...
My top ten favorite things to do with lavender is only an inkling of what you can do with this wonderful herb or the essential oil. Lavender is one of the most versatile herbs in my garden. It is there for me when I am sick, tired, hungry or injured. If fresh isn’t in season ...
Lavender is a wonderful perennial flower. It is great in bouquets and can even be dried. If you wish to add it to your garden this year, here are some facts about it that you may want to know. Growing lavender in containers Lavender can be grown in containers as well as the grown itself. ...
Lavender is an amazing plant with many medicinal and non-medicinal uses. One of the earliest uses of lavender was by the early Romans who used it for bathing due to its aromatic scent. In fact, lavender means “to wash” in Latin. Of course you enjoy the sweet smell of this plant, but may not have ...
Sweet scented spikes in shades of violet, Lavender’s delicate foliage and subtle bouquet provides an elegant summer show. Lavender is prized for both its fragrance and its color. The three main species are English, Spanish, and French. English Lavender features long grey or light blue stems that grow delicate flower spikes in late summer. The ...
