The beauty of a lavender rosebush is sure to be KO'd by a patch of orange nasturtiums and scarlet cannas showboating nearby.
Then Mandy led Cal into the bedroom and lit a lavender candle.
Behind him, seagulls fly past the picture window, tugboat horns sing, and the sun sets, casting a lavender glow over the shifting waters of the East River and the Brooklyn Bridge above.
In London alone, Reynolds has led dozens of covert digs with hundreds of flower-empowered followers to transform derelict dirt on street corners, roadways and roundabouts into places of rediscovered horticultural beauty -- one of his favorite projects, Reynolds says, is a lavender field planted in a once-barren median on Westminster Bridge Road.
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Lavender oil or a spritz of lavender linen spray on your sheets often helps with restful sleep.
Chalcedony is a precious, translucent quartz, and these particular jewels (ear clips, necklace and bangles), created by Suzanne Belperron in 1938, are a limpid lavender.
The final product may take either of two styles: elder brother celadon has a black finish with a crackle effect, while the younger brother variety has a thick, lavender-grey and plum-green finish.
On Thursday night, the Vermont company threw a "30 Rock" finale viewing party and flavor unveiling in Manhattan to introduce its newest pop culture-inspired treat: Liz Lemon, a lemon Greek frozen yogurt with a blueberry and lavender swirl.
However, if you value a quieter, more contemplative life, one punctuated only by the scraping of chairs after a leisurely lunch and the wind rustling through the lavender fields, a few miles back from the coast lies the picturesque village of Vidauban.
She bounded on stage wearing a full-length lavender silk dress followed by her co-presenters who included Linda Barker and the show's handyman Handy Andy.
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Instead of using regular water as the base of their brew, they distilled their own base of rose water, and added that to a mix of dried lavender, hibiscus, jasmine, rosebuds.
"One of his talents was being able to see something in properties that others didn't, " says Philip Lavender, a Brooklyn attorney who recalls Middleton coming into his office in dirty overalls to talk through complex real estate deals.
To enter the theater now is to be immersed in a delicate pastel world of sage and celadon green, rose-pink, lavender and orchid, a dramatic change at the turn of the century from standard theatrical red and gold.
Take a short drive to wander the aromatic Seven Oaks Lavender Farm, then experience in a bit of small-town Americana as you roam around nearby Old Town Warrenton.
Lavender has been a full-time broker since 1991, and he sticks to tradition.
Les Routes de la Lavande is a road trip along Provencal lavender fields that takes travellers to places associated with growing and processing lavender, such as farmhouses and botanical gardens that feature demonstrations of distillation techniques.
By 10 a.m. on this summer day, without any orders called in for his execution, Lavender passes the time with a crossword puzzle.
Two establishments stood nearby: a redbrick pub with pretty clumps of lavender growing in the window pots and, on the other side of the green, a luridly painted fish-and-chip van.
Milan-based interior designer Ilaria Miani styled their rooms in a palette of deep reds, powdery lavender and asparagus green, installing Italian-made furnishings, kitchens and wine cellars.
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Flip with his breakfast cereal smile, in his zip-up land speed suit, made of a silvery-blue ripstop cloth that refracted to lavender at angles and folds, and lace-up racing boots that were the color of vanilla ice cream.
At 7:19 A.M at the Chicago Board of Trade Harold Lavender is saying his good mornings.
There is the Insomnia Relief Scent Inhaler (lavender, rosemary, chamomile and vetiver, a grass root) from Earth Solutions of Atlanta.
For four bucks you can pick up the Insomnia Relief Scent Inhaler (lavender, rosemary, chamomile and vetiver, a grass root) from Earth Solutions of Atlanta.
Lavender shakes his head and writes it off as a seasonal lull.
Lightner and a full-time forager provide Atera with wintergreen, nettles, other plants, and fungi, mainly from upstate New York, and one wall of its dining room has been transformed into a vertical herb garden, overflowing with aromatics like camphor, lavender, and mint.
The estancia house and its lavender gardens are ringed by poplars, which offer protection from a whistling wind.
At the Villa Gallici, a four-star hotel in Aix-en-Provence, a maid spritzes the flagstones and rugs in the lobby with essence of lavender each morning, to insure the appropriate ambience.
"Putting in a herb garden would be one of the easiest things because they love lavender, chives, rosemary and mint and you've got the advantage that herb gardens don't take a lot of looking after and you can use them for food, " he added.
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