| Frequently Asked Questions |  When should we trim our Lavender?This really depends on the type of Lavender. The hardy angustifolia Lavender (English Lavender) and intermedia lavender types should be pruned just after flowering. They can be cut hard, ensuring that you leave small shoots below where they are cut. These will grow into a mound of new foliage (and possibly a second, weaker flowering). Do not prune in the spring as you will cut off bud forming shoots. Lavender Stoechas (French Lavender) can be dead-headed through the summer and pruned in early summer after flowering. Do not prune after September or you will cut off bud forming shoots. The more tender lavenders (dentata, pterostoechas and allardii) flower continuously throughout the year, dead-head as necessary and prune regularly to keep to shape.
|  | Does the Lavender Floral Water smell of Lavender?
In a word; No. - Lavender Floral Water (hydrolat) comes from the Lavender Distillation process. It is the recovered steam from the steam distillation of the lavender flower heads and upper stems. It is the by-product of the distillation process to produce essential oils. True hydrolats contain micronized droplets of essential oils suspended in the water and are very different from Lavender Water which is water that has had essential oil and a dispersant added.
The term Lavender Floral water causes some confusion as 'floral waters' may conjure up in the mind something which smells sweet or floral and this is not always the case. Indeed many true hydrolats do not smell like the plant they originally came from or the essential oil which may arise from the distillation of such a plant. Their smell can be pungent and earthy, but not unpleasant. Some hydrolats are completely devoid of smell due to the minuscule proportions of aromatic compounds present and others smell quite musty. The lack of aroma, however, in either the plant or the hydrolat does not detract from the very useful therapeutic properties. As Hydrolats are mainly water they are gentle and safe to use, they are easily applied, absorbed and ingested. They can be used on babies and old alike.
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