Lovely Lavender

 This year's lavender harvest.  A lovely bunch.

 So many uses.  Since I use no chemicals in the garden it is also safe for food use.

 I love the fragrance, and just the thought that this beautiful harvest grew with no care or assistance is amazing.  Just pick the sunniest exposure and stand back.  All I really did was weed around the plants much later this spring than most years.( I have only two plants and one died back to a quarter of it's size last year.)

 I sat and gathered the stems into two bunches.  A long stemmed bunch and the shorter ones.

 I always try to imagine what it would be like to really harvest in a field of lavender. Heaven, I bet.

I save all the little bits for sachets and potpourri.

June is swiftly fading into July.  Get out there and enjoy every moment!