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handmade lavender soaps and other assorted lavender products
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taking spent lavender out of the still
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adding fresh lavender to the still
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Some of the lovely handmade
soaps and other handcrafted
products we make with our
lavender. We make ...
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After distilling, the steamed
stems are removed. Devoid of
color and fragrance.
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Fresh lavender is distilled for
its essential oil. The still is
heated and "steams"
the ...
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among the roses
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layered landscape
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a place to relax
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This beautiful rose looks so
stunning with the field of
lavender in the background. A
combination I ...
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Lavender always makes a
fantastical contrast with the
muted tones of the landscape
around Yamhill, ...
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The lavender pavillion at my
friend Debbie's farm makes the
perfect place to enjoy your
morning ...
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sunflower haze
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ralax in the lavender
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dried bunches in a basket
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This sunflower stands sentinel
over a lavender patch at my
friend Butch's place. The
contrasting ...
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This rustic chair is waiting for
an occupant to sit and relax
among the aroma. An old nut
drying ...
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Dried bunches sit waiting to be
used in a dried bouquet, wreath
or as sachet.
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intense color in diffuse light
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lavender isn't always lavender
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early morning sun in the lavender
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This variety of lavender shows
it's intensity in the early
morning light.
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Three different colors of
lavender come together at this
junction in the field. There are
over 100 ...
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The early morning light filters
through the lavender adding
interesting shadows to an
already ...
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bumble bees love it
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ready for harvest
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pruning after harvest
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A bumble bee enjoys Lavandula
angustifolia "Royal
Velvet" in the early
morning light.
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Rows and rows of lavender ripe
and ready for harvest. Each of
these rows is about 100 plants
long.
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After each row is harvested the
kids go back with the pruners
and give the plants a nice ...
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crew working across the field
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a cloudy day changes the color
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The crew harvests by hand
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The kids harvest the field from
one side to the other. Each take
a row and work from top to
bottom. ...
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The field takes on a different
tone on a cloudy day. The colors
muted yet still intense.
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Part of our crew of High School
students cuting rows of lavender
by hand. The lavender is placed
in ...
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lavender landscape
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Laura harvesting
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rows of lavender, rows of hay
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The intense color of lavender
contrasts beautifully with the
muted tones of the distant
landscape.
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Laura harvesting rows of
Lavandula intermedia
"Provence". The
lavender is cut by hand ...
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Rows of Lavandula intermedia
"Grosso" await
harvesting while windrows of hay
await baling ...
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lavender stack
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The mornings harvest brought in,
awaiting the crew to assemble
bundles for drying. The ...
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