“I love lavender—

both the color and the smell. And the sound (be quiet so you can hear it).”

“There’s a few things I’ve learned in life: always throw salt over your left shoulder, keep rosemary by your garden gate, plant lavender for good luck, and fall in love whenever you can.”

 

 

 

 

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Lavandula Lavance Purple, commonly known as English Lavender, rounds out the summer growing season at Lavender Pond Farm in Killingworth, Ct.

Quotes by Alice Hoffman. Photos by Mary O’Connor © 2015.