The U-Dig weekend became a blessing to all. The folks who came out expressed such gratitude and thanks, which really helped me with this time of transition. I didn’t have to dig out all the plants myself and the field was cleared in two days
People came from near and far to get the plants. One lady pointed out how expensive lavender plants were and how this was really a huge blessing to her. I decided not to sell them because honestly the vast majority were far too big to pot and sell. I really just wanted them gone as quickly as possible. I did retain some plants in my landscaping.
I actually had a great time educating people about the lavender. So many people offered prayers for my husband when I told them he was suffering from pneumonia.
I made hard decision to stop lavender farming after nearly 7 years of having my lavender field. The field was in need of new weed barrier. We struggled to keep up with the weeding amd maintenance. As I mentioned my husband was down with pneumonia and we both have had some health issues of late. I have been acting as “super granny” watching my grandchildren several days a week as well.
I decided that the best course of action for this time in our lives was to rehome the plants rather than redo the entire field.
This is a rebirth rather than an ending. We changed our name from Lavender Rose Farms to Lainey’s Cottage Garden last summer in preparation for the change over. I have already started to re-create our garden in all new Cottage garden that contain flowers, vegetables, herbs, and fruit. We still have our wildflower habitiat (Monarch Waystation). Please keep following our blog for more details.
