When I lived in Seattle, I tried to explore as much as I could. One thing I didn’t make it to was a Lavender Farm. It’s not that I buy lavender all the time, I just wanted to see the beautiful field of purple flowers blowing in the wind.
Good news, I have a chance to see lavender in Michigan. I grew up in Indiana, I know about corn, lettuce and sunflowers, but I didn’t realize across the border there were lavender farms. As a child, we did go blueberry picking in Michigan. We ATE a lot as we picked!! Luckily, the farmers never weighed us before and after, who knows what our bill would have been.
Here is where I am going in a few weeks. The Cherry Point Farm & Market, click on the link. They created a special lavender labyrinth. Now, their website says they lost a lot of lavender in early 2019 due to the Polar Vortex we had. They started re-planting Spring 2019, so it might not be as beautiful as in the website photos, but I will ENJOY walking through a labyrinth. I’ve never done that before.
My mother read many stories from Greek Mythology. King Minos and the labyrinth he had built was one of them. I will be thinking of this as I walk through the maze.
Europe has said borders are closed to American travelers. They are worried about a second wave of COVID. No traveling to Italy this year. So, that means we start explorations near our own home towns. 2020 – the year for change.
I just planted a window pot of lavender….I love it…
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Yes, the color and the smell!
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I love lavender farms! Thank you for sharing, a maze would be amazing.
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The photo does look beautiful…
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My lavender is really bountiful this year, which surprises me after the cold winter and snow in May. I’ve never seen so many blooms on it, I think I might blog on it. I’ve never been to a lavender farm either…..add to bucket list.
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So, how long does lavender bloom? Can you smell the lavender or do you have to pick it to smell it? Years ago when I have a severe headache, my doctor told me to go get a deep tissue massage and by a lavender eye patch to put on my eyes/temple. It worked – headache went away, took a day or so, but it was gone. 🙂
YES, share your garden with us.
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It bloomed about mid-June, is at it’s peak now and will bloom for another few weeks. It will dry out around the end of July when I will harvest the buds and make sachets. It’s more fragrant when it’s dried, but you can smell it now, esp after it rains. One year I tried to make lavender oil, with disasterous results, so I’ll probably blog about that too. I took some photos yesterday in the evening light and they turned out great – such a vibrant purple. So yes, a blog in July for sure. I put some in bud vases near my bed and writing table – I’ve always loved the smell of it and have about ten bushes, so it’s quite a harvest.
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This is wonderful, I look forward to your post.
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When I read “cherry strudel and turnovers” I promptly forgot about the labyrinth and anything else on the website. You must sample the goods and report back! (assuming you like cherries) . I’m sure the lavender products are top-notch, but fruit pastries straight from the orchard? C’mon!
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I agree — pastries with fresh fruit from orchard, decadent!
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I will also have to travel within China this year! China keeps the border closed to all foreigners (except CEOs and such) so if I go to Spain I cannot come back until who knows when…
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America is on lock down too. None of us would want to travel abroad for fear we could not come back home. So, sad to miss a year in Spain, but you might travel to places in China that you might not have gone to if you went to Spain.
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