2011 Events
May 7th, Saturday, 1-3 pm: The Mother’s Day Tea and Garden
Join us for our 3rd annual Mother's Day tea. This includes tea, sandwiches, cookies, scones and more. The cost is $15. Our trillium are still in bloom and you are welcome to walk on our trillium trail through our certified tree farm. Join us in the lavender fields for Mother's day....lavender is not quite in bloom but you can dream of it. Limit of 16. Reservations and payment are required 2 weeks prior to date by online payment. This is non-refundable but may exchange for products if notified 2 weeks before the event
June 18th, Saturday, from 1-4:30 pm: Lavender Wreath Making Workshop
Use fresh cut lavender to make a 6 inch lavender wreath. Cost $20 and includes tea, lemonade and cookies. Option to upgrade to a larger wreath if desired. Reservations and payment are required 2 weeks prior to date by online payment. This is non-refundable but may exchange for products if notified 2 weeks before the event.
June 25th, Saturday, from 1-4:30 pm: Lavender Wreath Making Workshop
(Second one-same as June 18th.) Reservations and payment are required 2 weeks prior to date by online payment. This is non-refundable but may exchange for products if notified 2 weeks before the event.
July 23rd, Saturday, from 6-8:30 pm: Tea Making Workshop
Join us for a workshop on how to gather herbal teas, dry and store them. Also learn how to develop your own special blends which are good to taste and good for you. Cost is $15 and includes tea sampling and light refreshments. Reservations and payment are required 2 weeks prior to date by online payment. This is non-refundable but may exchange for products if notified 2 weeks before the event.
September 10th, Saturday, from 1-3 pm: Butterfly Tea
Join us for tea and observation of the many varieties of butterflies which grace our herb and lavender fields. This is one of the best times for them. Cost is $15 and includes tea, sandwiches, cookies and scones. Walk among the lavender fields and observe the butterflies. Limit of 16. Reservations and payment are required 2 weeks prior to date by online payment. This is non-refundable but may exchange for products if notified 2 weeks before the event.
Events from 2010
We had a great year for our lavender and herbs. We expanded our lavender field with hundreds of new plants including Buena Vista, Purple Bouquet, True Grosso, and Grosso Bleu. The wet June and July helped these new small plants get established.
The harvest of Catnip was amazing! After the harvesting, Amy experienced a cat attacking her feet and jumping three feet in the air.
Many other herbs were a bumper crop: Sage, Oregano, Tarragon, Lemon and Regular Thyme, and Basil. We developed new teas including our Lovely Lemon which was a big hit. We also have an excellent Peppermint. It is refreshing and energizing. These have all been dried.
The Mother’s Day Tea in May was a wonderful time with a lovely group of ladies. The weather was cool and windy so it was nice to stay indoors with a hot cup of tea. Kim provided excellent tips for planning one’s garden design.
The “Lavender and You” and “Cooking with Herbs” Tea and Lecture events provided a lot of ideas on what to do with your herbs once you have them. Basil and Lemon Thyme continue to be among the more popular herbs to smell and eat alone. Fresh herbs add the flavor and nutrients without the calories. You need to use about 5-6 times the volume of chopped fresh herbs as dried. Lavender is a wonderful gift from God and a comforting fragrance in the bleak days of winter.
Kim made wreaths all summer. Most are lavender. But she also weaved in Feverfew, Hydrangea, Sweet Woodruff and Oregano blossoms. We held three workshops, two at our farm and one for the October festival.
The butterflies were fantastic this September. They were particularly attracted to the Anise Hyssop and Catnip plants in the formal herb garden.
We enjoyed seeing some of you at the Old Thyme Herb Festival and Harvest Fair in West Union this past October 8th through 10th. This rolling hill Amish country was just lovely and the weather was perfect. The farm that hosted the festival had roaming peacocks and rabbits. Kim had a wreath making workshop and the lavender fragrance filled the place.