This article was actually written in April but I couldn't get it into the blog until now. It was originally done in a really nice- looking newsletter format but was impossible to get into a blog. I'm not getting any smarter at this stuff ... but I'm not losing ground either ... obsession finds a way! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 5/5/14
D.A.R. Gift Basket
A chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) wanted something special for the
Silent Auction table at their May meeting in Denver. I was contacted by a member here in GJ and so put together 2 big baskets of locally grown, locally crafted lavender products. One
basket contained food products. The other contained body
products; lotion, body cream, neck wrap, bar soaps, etc. Hope they will bring high bids for the
D.A.R. event.
I have a friend who was able to trace her family back to the before the American Revolution. Her husband got interested & searched his family back to a valet to Henry, the Eighth.
A Caveat: They found that her ancestors were “peasants”
while his were “near aristocracy.” It could upset the family’s balance of
power.
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We had good April rain this year. That’s a good thing here in the west. And a good thing for lavender plants.
Mid-June will show the results
of the winter and spring moisture.
We Lavendeers are all ‘chomping at the bit’
to do something (anything) to the lavender. It’s so hard to wait for the
weather to get just right. Until the
danger of freezing is over, don’t trim the plants. The local advice is that our last frost
in the Grand Valley is Mother’s Day. May seems so very far away. When the time comes, just lop off the top
third of the plant. That will get it’s
juices flowing. (Update: I couldn't wait any longer ... so yesterday (5/4/14) I lopped off the tops of the lavs).
Plants will look dry & may even look dead - do not pull them out. Often, the plant is just slow coming back to life. Wait, wait
and wait some more until you are sure it needs to be pulled up.
Newest Product: Neck Rolls
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Neck
Rolls filled with
Lavender & Organic Buckwheat Hulls. Tuck behind your neck for firm support. 5”x16” (5/5/14)
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