Lavender

Making Lavender and Honey Herb Tea

For many of you who grow lavender in your garden, the thought of creating your own herbal tea has probably crossed your mind. The process

Using Lavender Essential Oils in the Treatment of Burns

Over the past several decades a number of scientific papers have been published detailing the various beneficial uses of the essential oil of lavender. Going

Giving Lavender a Head Start for Planting

Lavender is a very easy plant to propagate by taking cuttings from mature plants that are sending out new shoots. It’s also very forgiving. A

Lavender Hydrosols for Spa Treatments

When distilling essential oil, a bi-product of the process is a hydrosol, also known as “flower water,” and is distilled water with many of the

Lavender is an Ideal Freshening Fragrance: Strong then Gone

An interesting characteristic of the lavender fragrance is that it can quickly freshen the home environment without producing a long-lasting overpowering scent. You’ve probably been

Have You Tried Lavender as an Herb?

Most people think of lavender as a flower that is known for its beautiful fragrance. But it also has some very nice qualities for culinary

How Lavender Essential Oils and Hydrosols are Made

How lavender essential oil is distilled is an art. It requires the exact amount and type of plant material, pure water, and heat that reaches

Lavender Essential Oils: How to Use Them

Essential oils are easy to diffuse by putting several drops in a small cup of boiling water—this will infuse an entire room with calmative effects