Last weekend was the Washington County Lavender Festival, but with all the moving and such we didn't have time to go. Yesterday we decided to take a break and so we visited two farms in the area. First we stopped, first, at a small farm that Polly is blogging about, and visited with Mary, the dear lady who makes wonderful natural products from the herbs she grows on her farm. More information on Polly's blog. I will be going back there next spring to get some herbs that I haven't found any place else. She had summer savory and borage! Two of the herbs I can never find in the spring to set out. Both favorites for summer. I love summer savory with tender little green beans. I put borage in white wine as a summer drink, or in a salad. If you aren't familiar with it, it has a slight fresh melon/cucumber taste. Polly bought some dried pink delphiniums for her pink bathroom, and some lavender lemonade mix.
Next we drove on a little farther to Helvetia Lavender Farm. They specialize in "U-Pick" Lavender in the summer and Christmas trees in the winter. There Polly picked a large basket full of various kinds of lavender.
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I walked around the grounds of the farm. They had planted darling "fairy gardens" in wagons and wheelbarrows. They were all different and all so pretty.
There were flowers of all kinds. Some were familiar to me like these poppies, and some of the roses, but there were lots that I had no idea what they were. Every place I looked there was some new delight.
There is a Tea Pavilion where they serve lunch, and afternoon tea. I want to go back when I can enjoy eating in the lovely garden.
6 comments:
What a wonderful excursion. Polly is a beautiful young woman. Wonderful shot of her sitting among the rows of lavender.
Lavender is grown in the hill country west of here. Someday I'd like to go and experience something like this. ~ Sarah
The lavender farm was marvelous. Imagine sitting there in the middle of all that lovely colour and fragrance. V
What a beautiful lavender garden...reminds me of France. That still is fascinating..I love the scent of lavender.
What a wonderful visit that must have been. There is a lavender farm near here, and the nearest town to us had a lavender festival last weekend.
hahaha...yeah, sometimes the way my hubby says things just stick to me, like the lamp!! The sky light, of course! Thank you so much for your lovely and fun visit. I love this visit you just did, to the lavender farm and it's gorgeous fields!, the smell must be wonderful, along with the blue, you want to run thru it!! Love, FABBY
Looks like such a fun day! Thanx for stopping by earlier! I wish we only had 70 days!!
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