The Lamm Farm: Fields of Lavender

Imagine if this was the view you woke up up to every morning.
A few months ago I got up early, made myself coffee, and drove myself 45 minutes over to the Lamm Farm. I admit I've never had anyone say "Hey- we could use help planting nearly a thousand lavender plants," but it wasn't until I got there that I got a better idea of what I was getting myself into.

(okay, so maybe a large reason why I went was to see their bee hive.)But when I arrived.... I was speechless. What a beautiful farm! As the volunteers arrived, we were all commenting on where we'd like to hang our hammock. We had master plans of fine dinners at tables nestled in the future lavender fields, and finding the perfect location to build our yoga platform.

Oh! But we were here to work! The Lamm Farm asked for help, and help they got! This is where social media came in to play! Not only did they get me, but they got help from @tikikristi, @scribbykitty, @the_jenny, and many more! Yes, they all have real names, and once we got past the "wow- you look nothing like your avatar" conversation (kidding!), we grabbed our shovels and started digging.

From there what took place was amazing. First off, we learned that garden bloggers are SLOW planters (ahem, that would be me and Kristi). If you need to plant lavender in record time, DO NOT ask a garden blogger. We sit there and chat with the plants....and we catch frogs and lizards, and we get all excited every time we get a worm in our shovel..... or maybe that's just me?

We also learned that when you need help, turn to your locals. The Lamm Farm utilized Twitter, Facebook and their blog to get enough volunteers to help them start their dream of a lavender farm.

We took a break for a BBQ lunch. It was a chance to bond with new friends, learn more about the Lamm Farm, and chance to relax and enjoy the scenery.

Later we would learn that this landscape fabric was not an ideal choice for weed control here....

And I would also learn that the row closest to a large oak tree was not the best row to adopt.....

But what I would learn is how attached I've become to this farm, and to this family.... and these plants!

I went back here this past weekend to spend a day helping them weed, and again enjoyed the peaceful sounds of country living.

I was excited to see how well these plants have grown over the past few months, and it was an awesome feeling knowing that I had been a part of the original crew that put them in ground back in May 2011.

Have you planted something beautiful lately?