Lavender is a great reason to write in #MarketFriday. It seems everyone loves lavender, it's become a trend, especially photos in the lavender field. Romantic girls, too bad we can't take scented photos yet... but they can be scented afterward if done on paper.
I was surprised by your choice, you are surprising with each new post, very nice! The membership that allows you to walk in those gardens, past the rows of blooming lavender, makes all the money and I'm glad you know how to appreciate what you get. A pleasure to read your lavender story and the photos are even more so.
In Romania lavender growing has only recently been introduced, so I have the opportunity quite rarely to come across such a farm. I mean with one like you showed here, I have no chance, because I don't think it exists, so your post allowed me to see that it may exist... somewhere else.
Thank you, Denise. I hope you enjoy the sight, color, and scent of lavender for a long time. I don't know how long the season is.
I have been lacking inspiration, in fact, I think it is running away from me now, however, I have tried something: The Market Place
Buna ziua! Sper că ai avut o zi bună!
I know, it is night now, but, that sentence about night was getting too complicated without a translator. :) You know what I meant, yes?
Lavender is the new it scent, perhaps it has always been, but, seems much more prevalent now. It is all about the Lavender! The amazing field in France, I remember them so well. It is those I dream about, not here. It has much time to become all grown up. :) Still, it has all the makings of a beautiful field. And it definitely has the scent that we all look for. I actually enjoy going to the smaller farms, they are usually run by whole families and I like watching how seamlessly they work together. The farms like these have been around for quite a few years, along with the fruit orchards where you go and pick your own. The first one I ever went to, I laughed, thinking how we are paying them to work. :) But, the upside is that you get the fruits that you want, so it really all works out.
This particular Lavender Farm got a hard hit during Covid and is just now getting back on its feet. In a few years, their lavender will be huge, but in the meantime, we love it anyway.
I truly understand the lack of inspiration. :) But, I continue. You can take a break from it. :) Lucky you!!
Thanks always for dropping by and leaving your words, as well as dropping your post. Have a wonderful weekend!
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The scent is always subtle and very calming. I have sachets all over the house, especially in the bedroom. It feels peaceful to me. Harvest season is from early June to mid-July. So they open up late May to early June. It is going to be peak season probably next week. I would say the best of the season is six weeks long. Europe, specifically France, is behind us and usually theirs starts in July, just when ours is finished. They are much cooler there.
Of course, @dswigle. The translator is "my friend"... You wrote very correctly in Romanian!
This post went to my heart because I too am an admirer of this plant and am impressed by its beauty, especially in the fields of France. I have a few bushes myself but they don't really like it in my yard, unfortunately.
I only have it in my bedroom, next to my pillow. It helps me fall asleep faster and more pleasantly!
I hope the weekend that is now right at an end ( for me) has been generous to you. Have a week rich in joy!
I am pretty sure the ones that I am growing in my yard would rather be somewhere else. They don't thrive and have a will to live. Just an anemic version of itself. :)
In your bedroom, next to your pillow. It couldn't be any more perfect!
Yes, @dswigle, I fall asleep dreaming of a field full of lavender... I'd like that but it doesn't happen very often. Anyway, the scent of lavender is very pleasant and relaxing. It reminds me of the flowers my grandmother used to put in my bedroom, it was called "sulfine" (Melilotus officinalis), I don't know if I'll find a translation...