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faffing with flowers, florist ring, harvesting flowers, Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote', lavender, wreath
Yesterday I picked some of the blue lavender flowers before trimming the rest. The smell was heavenly but slightly nose tickling, it’s a very dusty sort of job if done when it should, when the lavender is bone dry.
This is Lavandula angustifolia Hidcote
I then bundled the flower heads into groups of 20-30 flowers, holding them together with florists wire.
The bundles were then wound onto a florists metal ring, using more of the wire. 
Here is the end result attached to Ali’s door.
Have a great day. D.
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Beautiful.
Thank you Sandra
That looks lovely Dorris
Thanks Cathy not too bad for first attempt
First attempt? Not bad at all in that case!
Ha. Thanks !
That really is BLUE. ‘Hidcote’ is popular for landscaping, probably because of the color. I do not know how the aroma of the various cultivars compare. For us, the Spanish lavender does best.
Hidcote has the best colour in my opinion but doesn’t have the strongest fragrance. I think all lavenders are delightful. Which is Spanish Lavender?
Lavendula stoechas. It can grow wild, although t does not go far. Even though the floral color is variable, including lavender, blue, pink and white, I am not aware that there are any actual cultivars.
Of course. Lovely