
It sometimes seems that our understanding of Lavandin can go through three stages. The first is to see it as a type of Lavender. This is completely understandable because it has an aroma which is distinctly ‘lavender-ish’ and a name that suggests a connection. And in a way it is ‘lavender’. Lavandin is actually a
Everyone wants it to be July or August when they visit Provence. At this time the lavender harvest is in full swing, the yellowish soil has been baked to a dry crustiness like a loaf of wholemeal bread which has been left in the oven just a little too long, the cicadas scratch away from
One of the greatest pleasures of being involved with essential oils is the time I spend with people who come round and want to sample them. And one thing I always notice is that people tend to fit into two different groups: there are those who just lift the bottle up to their nose and