Regional Lavender (UK & elsewhere)

[The Nid Hog]

I'm hoping that a bottle of Caldey Island Lavender AS is winging its way to me for my birthday--if I hinted any more about it to my family, I'd have to write it on my forehead.

However, the kind of production that the monks do got me thinking and a little bit of web searching shows that there are a lot of regional lavender products (lavender water, whatever) in the UK. Anybody have any experience with them? What about France? Anywhere else?

 

[velvetgoldmine]

I'd be interested to hear about your experience of the Caldey Island. I am considering investing in a Lavender of some kind, and was thinking of DR Harris Lavender water. But your post has got me thinking. Any other Lavender recommendations out there?

 

[john parker]

Nid, there are some because I have run across a few in the past while trying to track down a lavender I liked (which I never did). Think if you google on lavender farms, English lavender, Welsh lavender (think I found a farm in Wales), and probably French lavender you will find some. I know there is a lavender farm in Washington State just to the east of the Puget Sound area. And there are several in the U.K. Just start googling lavender whatever and have a ball! Good luck, John

Oh, I got a sample of Caldey Island from Rorschuck - don't like it either! Everything I've found has almost zero longevity and smells of mint or camphor. Crabtree & Evelyn is the one exception - if smells flowery like I like.

 

[john parker]

Nid, I just found one site I had saved to favorites. Try Jersey Lavender. Sorry but I don't know how to do the "click here and it will come up" thing!

 

[The Nid Hog]

Nid, I just found one site I had saved to favorites. Try Jersey Lavender. Sorry but I don't know how to do the "click here and it will come up" thing!

http://www.jerseylavender.co.uk/category/8/Eau-de-Toilettes-Colognes/

Found it--thanks. Have you tried it?

 

[john parker]

No, sorry, I have not tried it.