Lavender farm open day

angieh · 08-07-2010, 05:31 PM

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.

alexgirl73 · 08-07-2010, 06:18 PM

that looks so beautiful

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

Mags · 08-07-2010, 06:28 PM

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

dandysmom · 08-07-2010, 08:06 PM

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

MrsH · 08-07-2010, 08:49 PM

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?

yola · 08-07-2010, 09:10 PM

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 . . . .

Moli · 08-07-2010, 09:21 PM

Beautiful pictures....

angieh · 08-07-2010, 09:44 PM

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 ........

Shelley123 · 08-07-2010, 10:06 PM

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.

angieh · 08-07-2010, 10:09 PM

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

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