Sarah Richards
Lavender Tender
Whidbey Island, WA
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Current News and Pictures
As 2006 gets underway we get a face lift. We had fun at the Afternoon in Provence event in August.
Trenches for the stream coming down through terraced gardens - but all stopped by the white stuff on the ground!
The labyrinth covered in snow with storm clouds over the Olympic Peninsula
A dim winter sun shines on some new snow on our lavender plants both in the field and in pots
This little lavender has a white blanket - good thing, it got to 13 degrees farenheit last night
Christmas Tree - the first in the shop We decorated with lavender sachets and wands!
Inside shop during late fall season
Pond liner is full of folds and you can see the water just starting to fill with water. We missed the deluge of rain in early Nov. so we had to pump it out and start over once the liner was placed.
Pond installation, looking out over the top.
Rocks and liner in the new pond
Building terraced gardens and sluiceway
Early July poppies were going strong and the sunflowers were just starting to show
Resting & working while the art show was going on. There were three canopies of great art!
Here's the interior of our new shop in the spring of 2006. It's getting more and more full of new products as each week passes by.
Folks enjoying wine, cheese, bread, olives, garlic, lavender desserts, great conversation and more.
We put up our first "big top" canopy, it was spectacular and inspired us to plan for offering a site for weddings
Sarah & Rick wallowing in Lavender
Harvesting lavender for oil with a hedge trimmer, Sarah's back held up this year.
Our new employee, Bev McQuary, got this great shot of some purple, sunflowers, and our neighbor's shed.
A summer class field trip involved running through the labyrinth
During the class' field trip we demonstrated how to screen the lavender bud and we had many hands to help.