the colour purple…
![It’s just past the shortest day , so time to put away your mid winter blues and replace them with mid winter “purples” and the thoughts of a lavender summer.
We thought we’d celebrate with some famous and infamous quotes and stories about lavender to reflect on over winter….
“Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed […] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/P1010978.jpg "of summers to come")
It’s just past the shortest day , so time to put away your mid winter blues and replace them with mid winter “purples” and the thoughts of a lavender summer. We thought we’d celebrate with some famous and infamous quotes and stories about lavender to reflect on over winter…. “Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed […]
Read more…The first buds of October
![The first buds of October are developing well. Pacific Blue buds lead the way as it always does. The flowers should be out in early November (depending of course on the weather) and for this species at their peak in mid December.
Grosso (our other lavender species) is always later flowering, it looks like their first buds should appear in early […] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/DSC03667-663x497.jpg "the first buds of October")
The first buds of October are developing well. Pacific Blue buds lead the way as it always does. The flowers should be out in early November (depending of course on the weather) and for this species at their peak in mid December. Grosso (our other lavender species) is always later flowering, it looks like their first buds should appear in early […]
Read more…Grosso lavender flowers turn into a golden oil
![The weather turned over the last few weeks and higher temperatures really pumped up the oil in our Grosso. The yield was fantastic and we are happily storing the new oil in amber bottles waiting for it to mature.
[…] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/DSC03115-e1485889144716-scaled-663x497.jpg "Grosso")
The weather turned over the last few weeks and higher temperatures really pumped up the oil in our Grosso. The yield was fantastic and we are happily storing the new oil in amber bottles waiting for it to mature. […]
Read more…Summer and Grosso buds
![Its early summer, well supposed to be. So Grosso our most common lavender grown here is just starting to get that purple tinge.
[…] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/DSC02553-663x497.jpg "DSC02553")
Its early summer, well supposed to be. So Grosso our most common lavender grown here is just starting to get that purple tinge. […]
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