Lavender walk and figs

This is the photo that I chose to use for my blog header ( blog speak apparently ! ) I think it was because it all looked so lush and green and pretty and I probably needed a dose of lush and green and pretty when I started this blog. It is the lavender walk....such a quaint name for a row of lavender either side of a pathway, but I love using the term just the same.
My cousin Judy gave me most of the plants that she had taken as cuttings from her English lavender  and I continued to add to that. 
Mind you I have never had any success at getting both sides all looking gorgeous at the same time. You will notice in this photo that there is only one lavender plant on the top left side instead of the eight I planted....case in point! Who would know what happened to the others. They would have all been planted at the same time ........they probably drowned truth be known!!!

And now.......

And no matter how closely I have inspected them, there is not the slightest shade of green or grey to be seen. 

There's a bit of lopsidedness going on here too, even though they would have all been planted evenly.

And now.....

And on a happy note....
we have had 12mm of gentle rain overnight and today 

and these little figlets decided to hang in there after the fire and carry on. They were delicious.... the only fruit remaining in our orchard.  I am quite amazed that they have hung on and ripened.