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Ahhh, lavender growing in fields and on farms can be intoxicating to the senses. The purple landscape, distinct fragrance and pleasing taste in lavender-laced cookies and lemonade are truly one of summer’s treats.<\/p>\n
Ever since we, at SeeCalifornia.com began scouting out California’s lavender fields, festivals and events more than a decade past, our on-location visits got us hooked on lavender’s aesthetic qualities and benefits.<\/p>\n
Did you know that lavender oil is a natural product that repels most bugs? Maybe you keep your house spotless but it happens to even the cleanest among us — you wake up one night to something biting your ankle. You don’t know what’s doing it but grabbing your bottle of lavender oil (or spray) and putting a dab on the skin stops the itching and makes the biter go away so you can get back to dreaming.<\/p>\n
Lavender can be used as a cleanser, deodorizer, repellent, and even helps with breathing and sleeping better. A lavender sachet placed under a pillow is supposed to help you get a good night’s sleep. It’s worth a try as a natural remedy.<\/p>\n
Culinary lavender is great in dressings, desserts, cookies and all sorts of recipes such as Lavender Buttermilk Ranch:
\n\u00bd C. buttermilk
\n\u00bd C. mayonnaise
\n1 Tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
\n1 Tbsp. chives, minced
\n1 Tbsp. parsley, minced
\n1 scallion, sliced thin
\n\u00bc tsp. granulated garlic
\n\u00bc tsp. celery salt
\n\u00bc tsp. onion powder
\n\u00bc tsp. culinary lavender<\/p>\n
If you’re ready to get your summer immersion, check out the lavender events throughout California!<\/p>\n
Ahhh, lavender growing in fields and on farms can be intoxicating to the senses. The purple landscape, distinct fragrance and pleasing taste in lavender-laced cookies and lemonade are truly one of summer’s treats. Ever since we, at SeeCalifornia.com began scouting out California’s lavender fields, festivals and events more than a decade past, our on-location visits […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[29],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26018"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26018"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26019,"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26018\/revisions\/26019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}