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images of lavender plant Folgate English LavenderFolgate is a dependable English lavender known for its tidy form, strong stems, and rich flower color. It grows into a neat, rounded shrub with soft gray green foliage and upright flower spikes that hold themselves cleanly above the plant. Because it maintains such an even shape, Folgate is especially well suited to low hedges, borders, and more formal garden designs. It also excels at harvest time. The stems are long and sturdy, and the compact
Folgate is a dependable English lavender known for its tidy form, strong stems, and rich flower color. It grows into a neat, rounded shrub with soft gray-green foliage and upright flower spikes that hold themselves cleanly above the plant.
Because it maintains such an even shape, Folgate is especially well suited to low hedges, borders, and more formal garden designs. It also excels at harvest time. The stems are long and sturdy, and the compact flower heads retain both color and fragrance exceptionally well when dried.
Folgate establishes quickly, blooms generously, and requires little beyond full sun, good drainage, and adequate spacing. It’s a reliable choice for gardeners who want structure, productivity, and long-term performance.
WHY GARDENERS LOVE IT
- Neat, uniform growth habit
- Excellent choice for low hedges and borders
- Strong stems ideal for cutting
- Holds color and fragrance when dried
- Establishes quickly
- Deep violet flowers
HOW IT GROWS
- Plant type: Evergreen shrub
- Sun: Full sun
- Soil: Well-drained soil
- Water: Low once established
- Hardiness: USDA Zones 5–9
- Growth habit: Compact, rounded
Folgate dislikes wet soil—good drainage matters more than fertility.
SIZE & BLOOM
- Height × Width: ~2 ft. × 2.5 ft.
- Stem length: ~8–10 inches
- Flower spikes: Compact, ~1–2 inches long
- Corolla color: Vibrant violet
- Calyx color: Dark violet
- Foliage: Soft gray-green
- Bloom time: Early to mid-summer
PLANTING TIPS
- Choose a sunny, open planting site
- Avoid heavy or poorly drained soil
- Space plants to allow airflow
- Water regularly during the first growing season, then reduce
CARE MADE EASY
- Harvest flowers at full color for best drying results
- Lightly prune after flowering
- Remove dead stems in early spring
- Avoid cutting into old woody growth
BEST USES
- Low hedges and borders
- Fresh bouquets
- Dried bundles and wreaths
- Lavender crafts
- Formal garden plantings
HOW TO KNOW IT’S RIGHT FOR YOU
Choose Folgate if you:
- Want tidy, uniform lavender plants
- Plan to cut and dry flowers
- Prefer darker purple blooms
- Garden in cooler climates
Folgate is a steady, hardworking English lavender that rewards good placement with structure, fragrance, and dependable harvests year after year.
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★★★★★ 5
Beautiful, Artistic, and Powerful Truths!!
Format: Hardcover
I absolutely love Ruth Chou Simons newest book!! Beholding and Becoming is a work of art, overflowing with Ruth’s soulful, encouraging words and illustrations that capture your heart and soul. Her faith-filled wisdom, stunning artistry, quotes, and use of Biblical stories and verses blend together flawlessly to create a beautiful and engaging experience for the reader.
The author bares her soul with honest vulnerability as she shares relatable everyday struggles and sheds the light of Jesus on them. The book is about becoming, and being transformed, by beholding Jesus, living life Christ-centered, and worshiping Him in the amazing and not so amazing details of our everyday lives. I find her lyrical writing to be convicting and soul-awakening.
Ruth’s words had a profound effect on me-she opened the floodgates to my weary soul. She gently spoke life to the places in my soul that felt wilted and overgrown. God knew I needed to read the words written on the pages of this amazing book.
This is one of my favorite quotes by Ruth Chou Simons in Chapter 13, God’s Mercy When Things Seem Unfair:
“His grace causes us to see ourselves truthfully: undeserving of His relentless love and lavish generosity. His great mercy fills the cracks of our unbelief and-when received-allows little room for bitterness and discontentment to spring up.” What a powerful message!
I was enthralled by her beautiful artwork, captivated by her writing, and blessed by the powerful truths she shares. Each page, each delicate flower, the colors, and placement within the chapters heightens the reader’s experience. The author’s passion and loving faith are evident in every detail. I will be reading Beholding and Becoming daily, to inspire and lift my spirits by lifting my gaze to God, to draw closer and glorify Him in my everyday details, and to remind me how much I am loved.
I loved Beholding and Becoming and I believe everyone that reads it will feel the same. Ruth Chou Simons desire and passion to draw others closer to God, to live and breathe our faith day in and day out is apparent throughout her beautifully written and illustrated book. It’s a gift rich in truths that open your eyes and soul to Jesus’ lavish love. I feel so blessed by having experienced Beholding and Becoming.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2019
★★★★★ 5
Perfect way to bask in God’s words for everyday worship!
Format: Hardcover
I’m thrilled with the quality of the weight, size, and look of the book. As her phenomenal artwork in her other products, this definitely meets her high standards and I can hardly wait to dig in!
Beholding and Becoming Book is a great size and weight, not small! I’m truly looking forward to settling in a comfortable chair with a special cup of my favorite hot tea and relish in her writings and artwork!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Challenging, encouraging, and oh so beautiful
Format: Hardcover
I’ll start by saying what may already be obvious, this book, Beholding and Becoming, The Art of Everyday Worship by Ruth Chou Simons, is *beautiful*. The artwork throughout is entirely comprised of watercolors by Ruth. I have been familiar with and loved her work so much over the years, and even so, the beauty in this book exceeded my expectations. One of my favorite things is the glossary where she gives the meanings of the recurring things she painted and invites you to sit awhile to experience the words and the art together and be encouraged.
The beauty in Beholding and Becoming is not limited to the artwork. The words are just as lovely. Each of the book’s 16 chapters is broken down into 2 sections: Beholding and Becoming. Ruth gives us a concept or attribute of the Lord to Behold and then gives us encouragement in allowing Christ to work in us so we can Become. The first chapter starts out with a bang in “Beholding: God’s Greatness in Creation” and then moves to “Becoming: It’s OK to be Small”. Ruth asks us the question of, Are we ok with God being great and us being not great? How do we see us and the Lord? Are we in control or is He? Other examples of chapters throughout the book are “Beholding: God’s Provision in the Unremarkable/Beholding: Learning to Love What Must Be Done” and “Beholding: God’s Example for Family/Becoming: The Mission Field is at Your Kitchen Table”. My favorite is the last chapter “Beholding: Our True Home/Becoming: Actively Abide”. In it Ruth talks of how nothing of this world will satisfy; our true home is in Him, the Lord Himself. Our longings will be satisfied solely in Him because He is whom we were created for. We were made to abide in him, but that abiding is an active thing not a passive one. It is a choice, a “deliberate pursuit”.
If allowed, this book will pierce and prod, it will challenge and encourage. It offers us an opportunity to really question how and what we think of the Lord. It encourages us to allow all the workings of our everyday lives to be places and times of worship not just something to grit our teeth and get through. Being called to be worshippers is not just a calling to do a thing, it’s calling to know and respond to a person.
My very favorite thing about Ruth is her consistency, day in and day out, in pointing us to see Jesus: to be looking to Him for all things and in all things. Beholding and Becoming is a beautiful extension of Ruth’s daily encouragements to worship in the midst of the everyday. I highly recommend.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2019
★★★★★ 5
A Beautiful Book with a Timely Message for Any Season
Format: Hardcover
I’ve been a fan of Ruth’s work for years, with the way her simple yet beautiful art work makes me draw in my breath and then release it peacefully. Even more, I love her heart for God’s truth, and the simple yet profound ways she reminds me of what cannot be improved upon, God’s words and His work in creation and redemption.
I got a little tingly when I first heard about this new book, “Beholding and Becoming”. I just knew this was meant for me in this season. I’m mothering a little one, often feeling like I’m failing more than thriving, investing in my marriage, trying to keep a house and a little homestead from falling apart and dying. I’m working full time, growing another little one in my belly, fearing changes ahead and constantly navigating the swirling opinions of others. This book reminds me to slow down, to gaze upon God’s truth for what it is- my lifeblood, the words of a loving God for ME, the gift of my salvation, and the only thing I should depend upon.
I loved how Ruth infused such meaningful and symbolic elements into the art in this book. I didn’t think it could get any better than the first few chapters, but I was so wrong. The second half was somehow even more beautiful than the first! The colors and interesting elements in her paintings will draw your heart out even more to the words on the page, and will help you to slow down and reflect.
This book was an easy read, but don’t think for a minute that it’s light in content. There’s nothing fluffy here. Ruth thoughtfully uses quotes both new and old, poetry, hymn lyrics, and difficult examples from daily life to draw out truths your heart may not want to hear, but will echo with certainty. I love the structure of the book, drawing your mind out in a “beholding” chapter, followed by a more practical “becoming” section, providing time-honored wisdom in how to cultivate the truth in your daily life, in any season. Each section left me smiling, pausing, sincerely convicted, and called to action.
If the season you’re in could be described as tough, confusing, boring, frustrating, hopeless, busy, overwhelming, or scary, there is so much here for you. Savor it a little or a lot at a time-your heart will not be disappointed."
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Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2019
★★★★★ 5
Beautifully done in every way
Format: Hardcover
The heartbeat of this book reflects what has long been the returning, churning desire of my heart. To see and behold our Beautiful Savior in every moment—the joyful, the ordinary, the painful moments— in the majestic and the mundane. To hear my Jesus call to me to look at Him, see Him, walk with Him in trust, behold His beauty, listen to His voice of love and see His hand of magnificent power through the wonder and marvel of His creation. Through Ruth’s words and her stunning artwork, I was completely drawn to the Savior, to linger in His presence. I longed to stay, overtaken by the beauty of my Lord’s life-giving words enhanced and magnified by stunning and arresting lettering and beautiful artwork. I know I will return to this book again and again. To read slowly and deliberately and to read with hunger, simply not wanting to put it down. It will encourage me to behold, worship and fix my gaze upon Jesus. As Ruth wrote: “He never forgets to send out the moon and stars! He sees you in your ordinary, daily, mundane faithfulness, and reminds you with the steady and consistent rhythms of the day, ‘I’m not going anywhere.’ And how that comforts us and causes our hearts to worship.” I highly recommend this book and recommend that you linger long on its’ beautiful, inspirational and “reason to pause” pages. This will also be a gorgeous and amazing book to gift. Thank you, Ruth, for sharing your heart and gifts with us and pointing us to Jesus.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2019