Very thankful that Linda Merrill of Surroundings here
asked me for a holiday tip for her Holiday Style Guide…
It forced me to slow down, look around, and enjoy a little
holiday project in the midst of the holiday rush…
After enjoying a Summer of bee bobbed lavender… the tall wands of
“Provence” lavandin here drifting languidly on summer breezes…
the harvested stalks are hung upside down ’till dry, then stuffed in
wall hung baskets and vintage florists buckets…
Memories of Summers past (miss my lavender strolls)…
In the Fall I “thresh” the lavender on an old sheet
on the kitchen counter and collect the lavender buds…
The scent in the kitchen is intoxicating…
Even the bud stripped lavender wands are
beautiful…and I bundle sets to be thrown on the fire…
Hunt through my collection of fabric scraps
and pink them into 4 inch or so squares…
backing the fancy with the plain…
(the scent travels better through the linen)
Any store bought potpourri would work as well…
It’s that time of year to be thankful for our surroundings…
our people, our places, our memories….
Thank you Linda for pulling together such a great
holiday on-line magazine full of great holiday tips
and gift ideas from across the design blog world!
To appreciate Linda’s Surroundings and get
some tips for your own, click below…
Trish:
Lovely post, I was just reading the creative ideas & winter holiday inspirations that Linda Merrill in the “Surroundings” put together in her E-Magazine Holiday issue, and was going to leave you a message for your beautiful contribution. Linda mentioned that she invited some of her design and blog friends to share their personal tips and ideas.
Your blog is beautiful and love the lavender stroll, & the creative tips. Next year your new lavender you planted should start to fill in the hillside and you will have even more to admire, it will be a Provence via Trish’s garden paradise along with all the other lovely plants and flowers. you planted and tend.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving and more….it is cold up in the Pacific North West, and my late blooming Roses got caught in the cold.
joanny
Beautiful post! We all love lavendar and its calming effects! Thanks for the link! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! 🙂
Trish – thank you so much for the shoutout AND for your contribution to my Holiday Entertaining and Gift Giving guide. I can smell the lavender from here! Happy Thanksgiving!!
Mmmm… love the lavender scent. It makes it even more meaningful to have the lavender come from your own garden!
Linda sure did a great job with her Holiday issue!
-Ann
Trish,
I think the lavender sachets make a wonderful gift…especially when made with such beautiful fabrics.
I gave your site mention on my site today and provided the link for readers. Your site is inspiring and always fresh. Thanks,
Karen
Your beautiful fabric combined with the lovely lavender seems like pure perfection. What a lovely gift to give.
Thank you for sharing the information about Linda’s site. I will pay her a visit.
I wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving.
Ahhhhhh, I can almost smell the lavender from the wonderful images of your stunning gardens…and I am so thankful to have in my possession one of your beautiful handmade sachets…such a cherished little treasure all tucked with pieces from your fabulous collection of textiles. I finished stripping the dried buds from my harvest last week and my new method of tying the bundles in small bunches in the field really made the stripping process so much more manageable. I started off by making little quieting pillows to ward off headaches and found that my abundant supply of buds dwindles rather quickly with this larger format…will use what’s left in smaller sachets and of course save some for cooking and lemonade. Wish I had some of your lovely antique/vintage textiles to use.
~jermaine
Here in the midwest we play see-saw with Mother Nature and Father Time. Lavender long gone and yet sweetly remains. There is something inherently special about a plant that smells good in every form. Here as I rake and grind up magnolia leaves, the sweet lemon-orange mystery remains planting winter dreams for spring to come.
Thank you for such a nice post. It made me think of the baskets of fabric samples I have lying in wait.
Trish, I was wondering if I might impose upon you to visit my blog if you have a minute(ONLY if you have a spare minute)because I have a mystery rose that I can not seem to identify. I have taken the flowers and foliage to two nurserys and also to UCLA and the only thing they seem to tell me is that it is an “old rose”, which I already knew. My neighbors have told me it was planted at this house sometime between 1946-1950. I thought maybe with all your gardening you may have come across it before and might be able to give me a hint.
Thanks so very much.
Thank you so much for your suggestion about my rose. I think you might be right! I just googled the Prince Camille de Rohan and it certainly seems to be on target with my rose. Someone also mentioned that it might
be a Chrysler Imperial but your suggestion looks much closer to my plants. Thank you so very much. With
all of your knowledge about roses and gardening, I knew you would be the perfect person to ask.
Trish, what beautiful sachets you have made!! Never to many posts on lavender! I was fortunate to get some lavender buds from Jemaine which she gifted in a lovely, bee topped bottle. It is my favorite scent and I treasure any that is home grown in ones own garden. Truly something to be thankful for,coming from all of us in colder climates.I planted some Munstead this spring, but it is struggling. I wish you a wonderful and happy Thanksgiving. Nella xo
I just love your blog, the pictures, what you choose to share… I am in heaven when I visit your home. It is so inspiring, joyful and peaceful. Thank you! Happy Thanksgiving!
Love lavender, wonderful post, the pictures are fantastic.
Thank you for sharing.
Tereza
Love your gorgeous sachets!
Have a happy Thanksgiving!
I always sleep with an embroidered lavender sachet under my pillow. These images are simply beautiful and reminder of summers to come.