I've spent many a happy moment watching my girls running through the fields and collecting armfuls of gorgeous fragrant lavender.
My eldest daughter running through the field.
Admission to the +Hitchenlavender is just £4.00 per person with free admission to children under 14.
You are then given a bag and a pair of scissors to snip away till your hearts content.
There is also a beautiful old barn that has been converted into a tea room and I can recommend the cream tea!
Also available for weddings and I really couldn't think of a lovelier venue... You could be mistaken for thinking your in the French countryside. www.hitchinlavender.co.uk
Returning home with bundles of beautiful lavender I decided to make a summer time wreath for my newly painted front door.
To make one you will need: a large bunch of lavender in bud.
Gardeners wire.
Wire cutters & scissors
Ribbon for tying.
Glass of wine optional....
It's so simple start with small handfuls of about 5 sprigs and wrap around the wire, keep adding in the same quantity a little further up each time and continue wrapping around the wire until it is long enough to start bending into your shape, you could have a hoop, I've gone for a heart.
Fill in the gaps with extra lavender trimming off any stems as you go.
Leave to dry out for a few days, this will make it firm and should then hang nicely.
Finally add some ribbon and hang on a door.
Emma x
this is so cool! lovely photos!
ReplyDeletei love lavender and i try to get a little whenever i see an unsupervised bush.
i've never been to a real field, even tho i live in france. the trains are just so damn expensive here!
Thank you Sandra, yes we are very lucky to live so close! The air smells absolutely fantastic.
ReplyDeleteI love lavender I can't help but buy a different variety every time I visit a garden centre :)