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Lavender care: top tips for planting lavender in my garden

Lavender might be a Mediterranean plant, but it grows readily in many climates, including our rather rainy island of Great…

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Lavender recipes: Chocolate and lavender Easter cake

Have you ever tried lavender in chocolate? If so you’ll know that the two flavours make a great combination together…

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Lavender recipes: Lavender and banana cupcakes

Lavender goes beautifully in cakes, but you might not expect it to blend with banana. Rest assured it’s a delicious…

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Lavender recipes: Bake this delicious Lavender, vanilla and orange bread...

Try this delicious twist on a traditional bread and butter pudding, with added lavender and orange

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Lavender cocktails: Gower Lavender lemony gin fizz

If you’ve got a party on the horizon, then brace yourself for a lavender cocktail that’s sure to wow. Our…

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A glass mug with a chamomile tea infuser, on a table top with a bottle of Gower Lavender syrup and some dried chamomile flowers, with the sunshine making patterns on the table through the mug of tea

Lavender recipes: Relax with a lavender chamomile tea

Everybody knows lavender is great for helping you sleep, while chamomile tea is also a known remedy for insomnia. So…

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Lavender recipes: Valentine’s Day lavender and rose tray bake

What could be more romantic than baking your valentine a cake? For the latest in our series of lavender recipes…

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Three glass jars of different sizes containing beeswax lavender candles, each one lit, displayed on a white tabletop with a bunch of dried lavender

Lavender crafts: Make your own lavender candles

If you love the smell of lavender as much as I do, this easy craft activity is for you. Home-made…

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A stack of lavender pancakes on a dark grey plate, topped with sugared cream and blueberries

Lavender recipes: Lavender pancakes for a pancake day treat

This year seems to be going by in a blur – how is it already pancake day? But somehow it…

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Lavender for wellbeing: using lavender for sleep

Using lavender for sleep is a tried and tested method. Lavender has been well-documented as a natural aid for sleep…

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A white painted shop with a sign reading Shepherds, with a man and woman standing outside the door

Friends of Gower Lavender: Shepherds, Parkmill

Continuing our series in which we meet our favourite Gower businesses, allow us to introduce Carla Humphreys and Luke Borrelli…

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Lavender for wellbeing: Relaxing DIY lavender facial steam bath

Read on for more about lavender’s amazing relaxing properties, and then try it out for yourself with our method for…

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A glass mug containing chamomile, lavender and mint tea decorated with a sprig of mint

Lavender recipes: Chamomile, mint and lavender tea

A restful blend of lavender, chamomile and mint makes this tea a perfect restorative for the new year

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A knitted pumpkin filled with dried lavender

Make a beautiful knitted pumpkin you can fill – and...

This simple craft project for Autumn is a refillable knitted pumpkin that you can stuff with dried lavender and use as a wonderful scented room decoration

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Can I visit your Gower lavender field?

Perhaps the most common question we get asked is, can we visit your lavender field? Here’s everything you need to know.

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