I use lavender in wreaths and arrangements where it not only adds colour and line to a design, but also fragrance as a bonus. Recent studies have indicated that lavender will relieve stress and headaches in the work place. I can relate to this because walking down the lavender path on a summer evening and inhaling the scented air brings a calmness to one's inner self. The mystery of lavender unfolds each spring. Even while the winter snow mounds over the lavender, there is knowledge that spring will soon arrive, and the lavender plants will once again turn green and put on their purple show in the summer to follow.
Lavender planted in groups can be a very intense colour design element in the garden.
Drifts of the purple flowers can swirl your eye through and around the garden. Butterflies and honey bees always seem to be busy in the lavender patch. If one is quiet you can find yourself lost in the hum. It's nice to see someone else busy at work in the garden. I use the yarrow as a backdrop for the lavender patch, a stunning colour combination.