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08-07-2010, 05:31 PM   #1

Lavender farm open day


OH and I went to our local lavender farm's open day today. Coming down the hill towards the field had a WOW factor...






The photographic society was there too!


The only things that were missing were the honey bees. We did see a few, but this field should have been buzzing. I am so worried about the lack of bees.



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08-07-2010, 06:18 PM   #2

Re: Lavender farm open day


that looks so beautiful But I know what you mean about the bees, not many in my garden this year at all yet



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08-07-2010, 06:28 PM   #3

Re: Lavender farm open day


Beautiful Angie, I bet the smell of the lavender was quite overwhelming..



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08-07-2010, 08:06 PM   #4

Re: Lavender farm open day


That's stunning; I cannot imagine seeing all that much lavender at once! It must have smelt gorgeous! Lavender's blue, dilly dilly .....



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08-07-2010, 08:49 PM   #5

Re: Lavender farm open day


Beautiful photos! Where exactly is it? I know there are lavender fields near Selborne-ish but the site you went to looks bigger.

Did you buy anything?



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08-07-2010, 09:10 PM   #6

Re: Lavender farm open day


Just breathtaking! I bet the scent was almost too much

I was reading locally about our university being awarded just over a million to research the loss of bees. It is indeed a worry. I'm busy planting wild flowers/budllea etc at the allotment to help encourage the bees . . . .



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08-07-2010, 09:21 PM   #7

Re: Lavender farm open day


Beautiful pictures....



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08-07-2010, 09:44 PM   #8

Re: Lavender farm open day


Thanks all - MrsH it's at Lordington which is not far from where I live - it's on B1246 Walderton is probably the nearest village. I bought a small bottle of lavender cooking essence! Wish I'd had money to buy the pillow spray which was wonderful! Perhaps I'll just have to go back ........



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08-07-2010, 10:06 PM   #9

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The lavender fields look gorgeous Angie and i bet the smell was wonderful.
I think all the Bees are in our garden
We have a herb in the rockery and they seem to love it.
I don't know what it is, maybe a should post a pic. The smell reminds me of Pizza, i thought it was Oregano but my Italian neighbour says No. Whatever it is it spreads like wildfire and gets little greyish flowers on.



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08-07-2010, 10:09 PM   #10

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I'd guess Marjoram - I have it in my garden and the bees love it too.



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