I love lavender and have grown it in container since I moved to the condo complex! The scent is heavenly and it helps to eliminate mosquitoes, so I was told. I am not sure if it was true, but I didn't mind having lavender on my deck.
Lavender seems to be attracting little skipper, little hoverflies, butterflies, and of course bees. There was lot of things I could have done with them, but time and circumstances didn't allow me to explore.
So I grew them for sheer joy of having them and smell the sensational scent of lavender. The only thing I did was rub it fresh on my dog to make him smell better, and he didn't mind it at all. In fact, he even when to the lavender pot to smell them.
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