Last week we posted a recipe for a delicious and soul reviving taste of summer in the shape of a yummy Lemon and Lavender Cheesecake. However, it occurred to us that there must be a number of people out there who would unhappily be unable to sample this little slice of sunshine due to dietary… Read more »
Last week we gave you a little taste of some of our favourite lavender (and other) products that could make the perfect Christmas gift for your loved ones, but with so many great things to choose from we just had to add another post! So have a look at some of our other fantastic products,… Read more »
Whether it’s the occasional night where you just can’t seem to drop off or if it’s a more serious problem of anxiety related sleeplessness or clinical insomnia, having trouble sleeping can seriously affect your day to day life. But what can you do to help you to get a good night’s sleep without resorting to… Read more »
Like a superhero coming to the rescue of a group of innocent bystanders, lavender (the superhero of the plant world – or so we think!) can even come to rescue of dry skin. “How?” You say? With a generous application of our wonderful Lavender Hand and Body Lotion, we say! As anyone who regularly works… Read more »
Lavender essential oil can be used to fragrance your home, your clothes, your skin and did you know that it can also be used to help keep your breath sweet smelling too? We all know that the fateful ‘morning breath’ can sometimes strike, but usually a quick trip to the bathroom and a good brush… Read more »
Wordsworth’s ‘host of golden daffodils’ is probably the first line that many of us will think of when we think about flowers in poetry. But what about lavender? With its gorgeous colour and heady aroma, lavender has provided inspiration for many poets, and we thought we’d share some of our favourites with you. From early… Read more »
Cancer is one of the deadliest diseases in the world and concerning figures published by Cancer Research UK show that the number of cancer diagnoses per year is rising. For example since 1975 the number of reported cases of cancer in the UK has increased by 35% from around 295 per 100,000 to almost 400… Read more »
It may seem like something more suited to the time of Jane Austen, Martha left you her best Love; she will write to you herself in a short time, but trusting to my memory rather than her how she has nevertheless desired me to ask you to purchase for her two bottles of Steele’s Lavender… Read more »
It may seem odd to our modern taste buds to incorporate lavender into edible products, but once upon a time Lavender was one of the most widely used ingredients in both sweet and savoury dishes. In fact, it is reported that Queen Elizabeth I insisted that a jar of lavender preserve should be on the… Read more »
With all the wonderful weather we’ve been having recently and, most importantly, the lack of rain, a number of people have been asking us how they should be watering their lavender plants. Essentially lavender is a drought-tolerant plant and once well established in the garden shouldn’t need watering. For example on the farm, we don’t… Read more »
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