Norfolk is a synonym for large open pit, fabulous secluded beaches, of course, Nelson and Norfolk Lavender.
Norfolk Lavender Heacham established, a village 3 miles south of Hunstanton, Linn Chilvers in 1932 sold bunches of lavender in a booth at the market before the war. Today, the farm holds the national collection of lavender and lavender is one of the busiest areas of tourist attractions.
There are 39 species of lavender (Lavandula), but as the cross-pollinated easy, there are countless variations. The flower color of some forms came to be called “Lavender”, even if some forms of white or pink, lavender, it is not! The name lavender comes from Latin and means Lavanda “wash”. Beautiful ladies drenched in Roman baths with lavender fragrance, they felt that their skin can be restored by its healing powers. Today we still enjoy a beautiful lavender-scented bubble bath to relax after a stressful day. I remember making little bags of cotton as a child and fill up, we have grown in the garden with lavender.
Lavender is also used in culinary. In the tea room in Norfolk Lavender buy ice cream or flavored with lavender scones with your tea go of lavender!
To grow lavender, you have to be dry, well drained gravelly soil in full sun, Norfolk calcareous soil and dry climate are ideal. The flowers yield abundant nectar from which the bees make honey, high quality, sold at a premium.