Digitalis purpurea  or "Foxglove"
This is a view in the garden of my parental house.

Maybe you recognize the "Digitalis" or "Foxglove" or "Ladyglove". What a nice name, isn't it? (native in most of Europe) Years ago I took one plant from along the railway and planted it here, now every year they come back. They are very poisonous, but are also used to make medicins against heart problems.
             
Lavendula officinales or Lavender

Last year I made a path from castle-grave trough the backgarden, surrounding by Lavendula (Lavender) on both sides. If you walk along the path, touching lightly the ears, you immediately perceive the fresh spicy fragance and THAT WAS MY WISH, so I created it in my own garden...................... I once saw it in France.......where it is used for the perfume industrie and where you can see ( and smell) fields and fields of lavender..........

........see the big photo.



I know that Lavender also grows in India

     
A lot of products can be made out of lavender.........first of all the lavender oil. This oil is used as an antiseptic and for aromatherapy.

                          
The essential oil is used in soap, massage oil, the flowers in a sachet in the linen cupboard, there is lavender honey, sweets, incense........etcetera.

French chefs in and around the "Provence" (France) have been incorporating this herb into their cuisine for many centuries. Lavender lends a floral, slightly sweet and elegant flavour to most dishes.

Many people appreciate lavender for its aromatic fragrance, used in soaps, shampoos, and sachets for scenting clothes. The name lavender comes from the Latin root lavare , which means "to wash." Lavender most likely earned this name because it was frequently used in baths to help purify the body and spirit.
However, this herb is also considered a natural remedy for a range of ailments from insomnia and anxiety to depression and mood disturbances.
Research has confirmed that lavender  produces calming, soothing, and sedative effects.