• Rabbits prefer Folgate to Grosso. They seemed to leave the Grosso alone until the Folgate had been stripped.
• Lavender oil is the only essential oil which can be used directly on the skin.
• Lavender use dates back to the Egyptian times. They used the plant for cosmetics and embalming.
• The Romans used lavender oil in their public baths.
• The name Lavender may have come from:
  lavare - latin verb - to wash
  livendulo - meaning livid or blueish.
• To etxract the oil from the lavender flowers, it is steamed and distilled.
• Egyptians were the first to experiment with distillation but is was the Medieval Persians who
  perfected the process.
• The Romans introduced lavender to the UK.
• It wasn't until the 15th centaury that it became more commonly grown. It was prized for it medicinal properties.
• Their are many recipies which incorperate lavender. (Check back soon to see what you could make from lavender)

More to come shortly.

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