The lavender has an absolute myriad of uses, whether they are medicinal, for the body, on holiday or for so many other things. Our top-quality Jersey farm-grown lavender also has a really great array of uses around the home, and here’s our top pick: Fragrancing So let’s start with the obvious – lavender essential oil… Read more »
If there is one thing we get asked most about at Jersey Lavender, it has to be pruning lavender. For some reason, people seem to think that there is some mysterious wizardry to it. There really is not. It is all pretty straight forward. The issues are when and how hard, or not, to cut… Read more »
As the weather starts to turn colder, the inevitable first round of winter coughs, colds, and flu start appearing. But rather than immediately heading for your local pharmacy to stock up on expensive, chemically synthesized cold and flu remedies, why not see if you can treat your cold naturally using a few drops of some… Read more »
There are daffodils waving their wonderful yellow trumpets, the first lambs appearing in the fields and the other day I even saw people out without their coats on! It must be Spring! And along with Spring comes warmer soils, meaning that it’s time to start planting this year’s new lavender plants. Early April through to… Read more »
One of the many amazing uses of lavender essential oil is its ability to be used to treat minor burns and scalds. It is believed that lavender oil was first used to treat burns in 1928 by the ‘founder of aromatherapy’, Rene Gattefosse. In his book, ‘Aromatherapie’ Gattefosse chronicles suffering a burn to his arm… Read more »
Just the other day I was having a lovely chat with an apparently normal looking person, when They uttered one of the strangest things that I’ve ever heard. They said ‘Oh, no, I hate the smell of lavender’. I was aghast! And then I slowly sidled away, as living on my wonderful Jersey lavender farm,… Read more »
There are many wonderful things about having a pet or two share your life. Firstly you get the amazing companionship that your pet offers you, whether it’s your cat curled up on your lap at the end of the day or the ecstatic greeting from your dog when all you’ve done is a nip to… Read more »
There are many things that we love about lavender; the colour, and the taste, but sitting right at the top of many people’s list of things that they love about lavender is… the smell! Whether lavender is being used to fragrance your home, your beauty products, your linen, your clothes or yourself, the soothing, floral,… Read more »
Lavender is up there with some of the world’s most ancient documented plants, for example, hieroglyphic texts from Ancient Egypt detail the use of lavender in embalming and cosmetics. And further to this when the tomb of Tutankhamen was opened, jars filled with ointments or salves containing something resembling lavender were found. It was documented… Read more »
Hooray! There finally seems to be a little hint of summer! Obviously being lucky enough to live on the wonderful island of Jersey, we do tend to get a little more than our fair share of sunshine, lollipops and rainbows (to coin a phrase), especially when compared to our mainland UK cousins. However, this year, even… Read more »
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