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lavender in july spells provence…

images of my garden and my neighbour’s driveway for the weekend,
enjoy the purple haze….xv

125 Responses to lavender in july spells provence…

  1. Oh my! Those images actually took my breath away. Especially the first one.
    ~ Clare x

  2. Oh dear!!
    I WANT i driveway like that!
    Wonderful!
    I love lavender sooooo much!
    Fra

  3. Emily says:

    Wow this looks fantastic. Very envious of your lovely lavender. It looks like heaven.

  4. Breath-taking! Sublimely beautiful – the colours and the contrast of vertical trees with the billowing horizontal lavender – mmmm!

  5. Jan says:

    Lovely !
    Enjoy your weekend.
    xxx

  6. Sarah B says:

    Oh my goodness, that is just beauty beyond words!

  7. Mystica says:

    Those are breath taking. If I have that view I will never ever leave the house!

  8. Penny says:

    These are lovely.
    I am sad that we didnt encounter a french supermarket last year.
    Keep saying I want to go back but…
    I am not getting any younger.

  9. Jan says:

    oh! These lavendar fields are just gorgeous!

  10. Zaira says:

    Oh, I've missed lavender fields this year as well….but I absolutely won't the next to come!! I'm longing for Provence xx

  11. Glam Amour says:

    oh wow! the driveaway looks soo dreamy :)

  12. baysiderose says:

    Absolutely stunning! Love it!
    Pam

  13. Dear Vicki, the photographs are wonderful. I am hoping to visit the Tasmanian lavender farm early next year. Your lovely card arrived today. I have placed it in My French Life. It is something I will treasure and your writing is beautiful. Enjoy your weekend. xx

  14. Gorgeous photos of lavender Vicki. I'm just beginning to learn to use it in cooking.
    Sam

  15. Nikki says:

    So pretty… I bet it smells beautiful!

  16. Jill says:

    Oh Wow!!! How beautiful. Thanks for posting these. I became a follower of your blog in hopes of something like this.

  17. Debra says:

    The scent must be absolutely heady! Such gorgeous photos. Happy weekend to you.

  18. Shockingly beautiful! What a view.

  19. Vicki Lane says:

    Gorgeous! The fragrance must be intoxicating. I have a few lavender plants that struggle along but can't be said to flourish here in the North Carolina mountains. Oh for a FIELD of lavender!

  20. SPLENDEROSA says:

    Wouldn't it be lovely to be there with you, just breathing. Got a few of your books on order…for me & my girlfriends. xx's

  21. Marnie says:

    i can smell the lavender, almost. pretty pictures – i make the most delicious lavender cookies

  22. What beautiful images, what a way to start the day! Thank you for the post.

  23. Rose says:

    I can almost smell it- how divine it must be there at the moment

  24. Jodi says:

    That is just stunning!
    I am ready to pack my bags and find my own french farmhouse paradise.
    ;-)

  25. How beautiful and I can only imagine the fragrance!!!
    Pure Heaven!!!

  26. Oh my..
    Well I did Petersham Nurseries today..but not as spectacular as THIS!!
    WOW

  27. Stephanie says:

    It truly is breathtaking. I've never seen a landscape that pretty in my life. You are living in a dream….a very good dream!

  28. Breathtaking! I can only imagine how it feels to be there in person! So very beautiful!

  29. CelticWoman says:

    oh the lavender, one of my dreams is to come pick the lavender some day in Provence, this is spectacular. Thanks so much for sharing. Sandi

  30. Natasha says:

    Oh My…. I would never leave if my garden looked like this….
    My friend gave me the most beautiful, and fragrant Lavender plant a few weeks back, but unfortunately I managed to over water it within tow weeks…… LOVE these images!

    Have a wonderful weekend,
    Northern Light

  31. Pat says:

    Awe inspiring ! You are blessed to see that beauty every day. I love your books and your blog. Have a wonderful weekend.

    Pat

  32. mary says:

    So beautiful–I feel as if I could melt right into the photos. Have a wonderful week-end. Mary

  33. Kwana says:

    Oh how I wish I were there now. Thank you.

  34. Beautifully , breathe taking!!!! I love lavender and dream of the day that I can lay in a lavender field in Provence!!!! HHL

  35. Tara Dillard says:

    "July spells provence…" ????

    Not.

    July in Provence IS a spell.

    Thank you for sharing.

    Garden & Be Well, XO Tara

  36. Elizabeth says:

    I have never commented on a website or a blog, but I'm a lavender-holic, and although I've never been to Provence (Paris, yes), I feel like my soul (not to mention my taste buds) belongs there! I read your postings and enjoy all of your photographs. Your pictures have made my week! I can almost smell the lavender now! Can't tell you how I envy your lifestyle – thanks for the beautiful images…

  37. Just amazing!! I love this. Have a lovely weekend….

  38. It also spells HEAVEN! Wow, it's surreal, it's so beautiful!

  39. Breathtaking!
    Such beauty in lavender….it must be so sweetly fragrant.
    Love those images.

  40. Marielle says:

    It's clear… I have to visit Provence when the lavender is in bloom. Lovely photos. Happy weekend.

  41. Daniella says:

    Wow! That's your garden? Seriously amazing… you are so lucky!

  42. VICKI-

    SWOON!

    I love the way you have orchestrated the lavender and the orchard and tamed it somewhat, yet left it all natural and rustic.
    The distance haze of the mountains is glorious.
    The air must be dizzy with scent.
    cheers, DIANE
    http://www.thestylesaloniste.com

  43. manon 21 says:

    cette année les lavandes sont spécialement belles.
    Ton allée est magnifique.

    Amicalement,

    Manon

  44. I love these pictures, the driveway shot is wonderful!!! We had people throw lavender instead of rice at our wedding. Such a wonderful scent! Thanks for sharing!

  45. Janet says:

    oh my!! Beautiful! I wish I were there. ;)

  46. DolceDreams says:

    Vicki,
    It must be simply dreamy….I am so envious! You must walk down the drive in a drunken lavender stupor. I would imagine that life is nothing but relaxed for you all! I have been thinking of lavender ice cream lately, and this makes me want it more…Enjoy your paradise,
    Nathalie

  47. Oh lovely lovely Lavender. I can almost smell it. The pictures are beautiful, the contrast of the green and purple just so fantastic. Thank you for sharing.

  48. Emma says:

    Oh, how very beautiful; I think I can smell that deliciousness all the way from here!

  49. My goodness! Beautiful! And I imagine that smells as lovely as it looks!

  50. Oh what a beautiful picture…nothing else I can say, it's just sooo lovely. Have a great weekend, Love from London x

  51. The lavender is gorgeous.
    Thanks for sharing.

    Stop by and visit.
    Dove

  52. These beautiful images are just what is needed on a cold and windy Southern Highlands morning – heaven! Leigh

  53. ursula says:

    I love the smell of lavender. How lucky you are! Have a great weekend.

  54. Suzanne says:

    No wonder you live there! Fabulous doesn't even minutely describe the lavendar!

  55. That is such a spectacular garden.

    I buy lavender and i guess I must buy the wrong one. Maybe it won't grow in Maine it gets to 10 degrees in the winter sometimes..

    yvonne

  56. leanne1966 says:

    the top picture – your amazing back yard, took my breath away and that was viewing it on my tiny iphone screen!! oh my, stunning!

  57. Stunning, Vicki!

    xo
    Brooke

  58. broderie says:

    oh so beautiful! i am looking forward to the 'tour de france' starting tomorrow, only to see the countryside! it means we have to stay up very late here in australia, but you can get plenty of late night stitching done!

  59. I can only imagine the heavenly smell!
    What an amazing sight.
    Happy weekend, Vicki!

  60. gretchen says:

    the scent must be amazing…

  61. Chez Zizi says:

    I so love lavender. I want to add it to my home.
    Zizette
    chezzizi.blogspot.com

  62. Sarah says:

    GORGEOUS photos! makes me feel like I'm standing right there…what a wonderful view, the garden and that driveway! must get back to the south of France someday! x

  63. Ms. Smart says:

    shut up. unreal.

  64. So very beautiful and breathtaking.
    One can only imagine walking through these exquisite fields.
    I am fairly new to blogging and became a "follower" of yours a couple of days ago. I have just added my "followers" gadget about two minutes ago. I would love you to stop by my blog and say hello.
    Your blog is so inspiring. Thank you.

  65. VictoriaArt says:

    Merci! I LOVE THIS!

    XX
    V.

  66. I could say 'breath taking' – which really is – but before, I wonder, what you feel and think while looking at this beauty every day? how does it feel?

    Have a lovely weekend,

    xoxo

    Ewa

  67. Bella says:

    Simply gorgeous! I bet it smells heavenly.

  68. Stunning photos!! Your photos are just gorgeous x

  69. Cathy says:

    Just beautiful Vicki.

  70. Stunning photos, Vicki. The colours remind me of a sari I bought in Singapore and had made into a dress. Purple and emerald green, just beautiful. Enjoy your weekend.

    Jennifer XX

  71. I only wish blogs could somehow transport the scent along with the beauty!

  72. Ness Lockyer says:

    That just oozes Provence! I would love to take a walk down that driveway. Enjoy the scent viki.
    Ness xx

  73. Flick, says:

    You're killing me… (jokes)
    Oh how I wish I was there right now, I can almost smell it!! Lavender is my all time fave, and how good does it smell in the warm sun with the bees buzzing around…? Ahhhh yes, I am desperate for summer, that's obvious! Thanks for sharing such beautiful pics, I will daydream all weekend now.
    Flick :)

  74. How pretty! Have a lovely weekend Vicki!

  75. Jenny says:

    oh my goodness, amaaaazing!!! so when can I move in?? ;) !

  76. Cathi says:

    Wow! Those images are absolutely stunning! I have been wanting to put lavender in my front yard, these images seal the deal for me now! Happy weekend, Vicki! xxoo :)

  77. CL Field says:

    I love how it was used in the landscape in these pictures. I just field plant at my farm, but this inspires me to do something else. Thanks for sharing these pics.

  78. Gorgeous! I would love to be surrounded by all of that lavender. Your neighbor wisely planted an impressive entrance. I don't think it grows in Puerto Rico, but I'd love to have a broad brushstroke of purple to drive through each day.

  79. Deanna says:

    I don't know if I've ever seen anything prettier. I planted on lavender plant in a barrel last year and it's doing beautifully. After seeing these pictures, I'm envisioning much more.

  80. Beautiful. The air would be abuzz!

  81. these are a definite for postcards..just amazing! Colette x

  82. Karyn says:

    There are no words for those images.
    Karyn x

  83. There is nothing like lav in July in the South of France.
    As usual I am green….it is very soggy her in the tropics, the only up tic is it is the moisture is easier on the skin!

  84. Lylah Ledner says:

    I am quietly spell bound with the fragrance coming through my Mac Book Pro.

    Thanks for sharing it with me….xoxo lylah

  85. Good Lord VIcki!!

    You have brought SUNSHINE into my life with all the lavender…

    In an otherwise quite cold dreary Melbourne winter at the minute!!

    xx andrea

  86. Does it get any more beautiful x

  87. SoozNooz says:

    My goodness I am transfixed and I am coming to Provence one July – I promise!
    My hubby saw these photos and loved them.
    Thank you for sharing – you are blessed.
    x

  88. Alison says:

    Vicki how beautiful just what I need to look at on this cold winters night
    Alison

  89. Wowwwwwww!!!! Wonderful post!!
    Kisssss <3
    Daniela Dream Shabby Chic Milano

  90. Tish Jett says:

    Words cannot describe. . .

    My lavender is blooming, but yours is. . . what? Magnificent, breathtaking.

    I think we're all lucky you exist.

    Tishx

  91. la la Lovely says:

    Absolutely BREATHTAKING! And I can only imagine the scent.
    xx Trina

  92. That's some pair of gardens. How marvellous to see them everyday.

  93. Trouvais says:

    Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!!! Merci Vicki!!! Trish

  94. Do you mind if I stop in for the weekend? I can just take in the scent in the air just looking at this marvelous photo! You are blessed to be surrounded by such beauty!

  95. Greet says:

    These images are as postcards!! So beautiful!!
    xx
    Greet

  96. Utter and complete heaven!!

  97. Virginia says:

    I bought a pot of lavendar just yesterday in your honor. The photos are stunning Vicki. Thank you for sharing with us!
    V

  98. Your olive trees are looking 'fruitful'. I know everyone swoons for the lavender, and I do too, but as a 'restaurant wife' I zero in on the food source. The olive grove is gorgeous.

    Catherine

  99. OH STOP! Too beautiful Vicki………..save these images for your next book, the cover. Much love XO

  100. Chatelaine says:

    Lovely lavender photos. I just visited a lavender farm in Cape Cod,
    Massachusetts. It was lovely but the lavender was not nearly as brilliant as yours!

  101. hi vicki!! long time no see!!

    these images are breathtaking.

  102. Millie says:

    'Scuse me while I kiss the sky.
    I reckon dear old Jimmi H. must have got his inspiration for Purple Haze right here Vicki! Something tells me you & Mr. FF may be partial to a little Hendrix every now & then!
    Millie ^_^

  103. Breathtaking!! Moi Tres Jealous!!!

  104. J. says:

    Wow, this is simply stunning!!

  105. i can't take it.!!!
    these images blow my mind.

    xx

  106. Absolutely, utterly, undeniably gorgeous. Vicki what a magnificent view every time you come & go from your home. Thank you for sharing x

  107. oh my goodness – just perfection Vicki! jx

  108. Absolutely beautiful! I wish my lavender looked like this! I can almost smell it!

  109. Absolutely wonderful! I can smell the lavender from here. -Susan

  110. Mélanie A. says:

    so wonderful . Your garden is gorgeous and I'm jealous of your neighbor's driveaway

  111. ~amusette~* says:

    Your garden looks like a Cezanne painting! What beautiful images…my little lavendar pots are looking a bit sparce right now! :)

  112. Absolutely amazing! What a dream to have on your very own property and in Provence on top of that. Love! Thank you for sharing. I have to include this on Sunday's Cups of Tea – my readers will adore it. Wow! =) Have a beautiful weekend.

  113. {r} says:

    so, so lovely and sigh . . . how i miss the south of france! xo

  114. Fifi Flowers says:

    Absolutely GORGEOUS photos… oooh the smell must be wonderful too!
    Hope all is well with YOU!!!

  115. I LOVE this post! Thanks so much for sharing it. I visited Bleu d'Argens, a lavender farm in Argens and it wasn't in full bloom yet so I can only imagine what it would've looked like.

    Dreamy…….sigh…….

  116. oh my goodness what a dream!

  117. I had to take a sharp breath when I saw the first picture Vicki! What lovely memories you just evoked for me. I can almost smell that familiar fragrance right now. Just lovely!
    xoxo
    Judith~

  118. maria teresa says:

    This is absolutely too much! how can one place have so much beauty? I guess we can see God here!
    Thank you Vicky!
    Maria Teresa

  119. RAEWYN MAHER says:

    Oh MY Goodness!!!!
    Will you adopt me please?

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