Comments on: A helicopter ride over the lavender fields in the South of France

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:36:50 +0000

great photos/descriptions. i feel like i was there with you! thanks! never really thought about lavender but now i have a new found appreciation.

By: Cary E. Dehne

Cary E. Dehne — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:59:36 +0000

The pictures were beautiful. That's the closest I'll ever get to France. Thanks for the ride!!:)

By: Thelma

Thelma — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:50:31 +0000

Hi Martha

I have never been to France. Thank you for the lovely tour over the Lavender Fields. I grow a little lavender in Eastern Canada,enough for potporri bags for closets, etc. as this is a more colder region, it has to be protected to survive the cold winter.
Great photos.

By: Cindy Bricker

Cindy Bricker — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:19:42 +0000

I'm posting a bit delayed from the original edition of this blog...I posted yesterday on the 'Part II' lavender blog and had to backtrack today to take in your first cache of southern France's goodness. I, like many, am VERY grateful that you remembered!
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Those patchy purple-ey fields! - how absolutely beautiful! My earlier post talked about how when the sun shone on a large lavender plant in my garden, it exuded it's fragrant lavender goodness into the surrounding air, and despite it being located in a hothot location, the imminent sweat on my brow was always worth it, just to take in the heady aroma AND nature, with all the bee-activity goings on. Oh, it does my heart good! I can't even imagine what FIELDS of this aroma would be like!...Heaven, right here on earth, I'd say...
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Thanks as always for taking us along, Martha, on this lavender-fields-forever field trip!
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By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:51:51 +0000

Dear Martha,
My husband and I are planning a trip to the South of France next May. We are so excited to be traveling back to France. We have been bitten by the traveling bug since our 25 Anniversary two years ago. The South of France is next years destination.

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:14:53 +0000

I loved these photos. "Ready to be harvested" -- a phenomenal shot. Wonderful!

By: MaryAnn

MaryAnn — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:31:26 +0000

I love your show. However, I live on Marco Island, Florida and instead of seeing you on Marco Cable at 10 a.m. they've changed your time to 4a.m. on Fox channel 4. Sorry, but 4 a.m. is too early for me. Is there anything you can do?

By: Claudine

Claudine — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:38:35 +0000

Great pictures Martha. I was happy to see some for Grasse and the Provence region. I just wrote about Grasse during the Tour de France as it was a stop on the route. The pyramid like buildings are actually nicknamed "the pyramids" it was the end town on stage 3 in the town of La Grande Motte. Looking forward to the new season. I hope you share more of your trip to France on the show as well.

By: Sandra (L'esprit Sud Magazine)

Sandra (L'esprit Sud Magazine) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:03:19 +0000

Thank you for sharing that with us Martha. We can almost smell the relaxing aroma of the lavender in your pictures. It is such a beautiful place (well ... I was born and raised on the French Riviera). The modern and luxurious apartment complex outside Nice is named "Marina Baie des Anges" and is indeed very famous.

By: KMS

KMS — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:56:12 +0000

the south of france is our favorite place in the world and we were inspired by the lavender fields as well. coming home, we planted copious varieties in our garden and love these low maintenance, drought tolerant and fragrant darlings!