One thing I often see people doing when they purchase lavender bundles from us is turning them into lavender wreaths like the one pictured below. Its a very fun (and fragrant) project. If you don't want to put together your own, we are happy to assemble the wreaths for you and sell them as a whole. Just call us via the number on our website to get your hands on one. We can even do custom sizes. www.lavenderapple.com
Love this idea for "tub tea" from Martha Stewart HERE
Here's a fun cottage-like way to display your lavender bundles, in a cute burlap wrap.
Makes and Takes are always on point with their ideas. Love the idea of using our Lavender Essential Oil in a DIY infuser.
And finally, using lavender buds and our essential oils to make a calming before bed play idea for your kids with lavender play dough. The directions from Kid Spot can be found HERE.
There are so many great creative things we see people doing with our products. Most of all we just love seeing people relax with them. But if you're feeling creative, hope these ideas inspire you as much as they did us.
This week on instagram I had someone ask me if we sold lavender bundles. Do we sell lavender bundles? We have lavender bundles coming out of our ears! Yes. We sell these beautiful little bundles. Come find us at the Salt Lake Farmers Market, or you can contact us via our website or comment on this blog post. We sell them by the single bundle or even by the box. They are great as dried flowers in vases, used to create beautiful lavender wreaths, you can use them to make flower crown headbands, and we often see them used to decorate weddings. Here are some bundles from our harvest day, all dried and hung and waiting for their next assignment.
Remember that little social media platform called Instagram? Do you follow along with us there yet? If not, you should! Look at all the gorgeous fun your missing out on.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Have a wonderful weekend!
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You may have noticed this blog is a little light on our normal recipe posts this month. That's just because when harvest time rolls around we just have so much fun stuff going on that creating new recipes kind of takes a back burner to the main event here, our lavender.
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Hope you are enjoying all these behind the scenes looks at our lavender harvest and farm. We hosted our very first lavender days festival this year and hope to continue the tradition next year as well.
Sometimes when I look around the Lavender Apple farm, I see little touches of Europe here or there. The Nelsons lived in Paris for several years and traveled all over Europe during that time. There are antique treasures from that time that all have managed to make their way back to the Lavender Apple Farm. Mike is a wonderful photographer, and while I wasn't there with them to join their explorations of all things European, his photography of their adventures sure is fun to look at.
The best thing all of us have gained out of their time in Paris was Peggy's culinary prowess. She is a culinary wizard in the kitchen thanks to her training in the city of the master chefs. I doubt the Lavender Apple would even exist if it wasn't for the time the Nelsons spent in The City of Lights. Thank you Paris. I owe you.
Yes yes, we are a lavender farm. But did you know that Peggy grows more than just lavender here? This summer we built a hoop house (or high tunnel) and this fall and winter she will be cultivating all sorts of fun new flowers and herbs. Here are some photos of her beautiful sunflower patch.
Did you know that according to Greek Mythology, a water nymph, Cyltia, was madly in love with the God of Sun, Apollo. She would stare up at the sun always. Apollo did not share her feelings of love. The other Gods took pity on Cyltia and turned her into a sunflower so that she could always follow the path of the sun. That is why the sunflower has been following the sun ever since.
Happy Tuesday! Hope these fun flowery photos have brightened your day.














