I had always wanted to have a "Lavender Farm by Bodega Bay". Why Bodega Bay? It's a beautiful place on California's North Coast where I often went to retreat and write my books.
Somewhere in my fantasy, I envisioned a lavender and herb farm in this wonderful wild and craggy coast. Except it's cold and windy, as is the nature of the coast in northern California.
But just a little further inland lie the magical towns of Occidental and Sebastopol. Right in the heart of Russian River AVA wine country in Sonoma County. A plug here--more gold medal award winning wines come from grapes grown in Sonoma County, than any other region in the world! But back to the story...
One day while searching for property I found the perfect site for my lavender farm. A beautiful parcel with a pond, old growth redwoods, a home, outbuildings, an ATV and a tractor! I fell in love with it the minute I visited it. It was my Lavender Farm by Bodega Bay! And I knew I had to fulfill my fantasy.
Oh, did I mention there were grapes? a little 3 acre vineyard. But the realtors were great salespeople.
(and I was in love with the place), They said, "Oh Lynn, don't worry. You're a gardener. If you can grow roses, you can grow grapes. They're in the same family".
And so I bought the place to plant my lavender, herbs, and flowers. I ringed the perimeter of the vineyard with lavender and eventually planted more than two acres of lavender. And for what it's worth, growing premium pinot noir grapes has no connection whatsoever to growing roses. Talk about gullible!
Somewhere in my fantasy, I envisioned a lavender and herb farm in this wonderful wild and craggy coast. Except it's cold and windy, as is the nature of the coast in northern California.
But just a little further inland lie the magical towns of Occidental and Sebastopol. Right in the heart of Russian River AVA wine country in Sonoma County. A plug here--more gold medal award winning wines come from grapes grown in Sonoma County, than any other region in the world! But back to the story...
One day while searching for property I found the perfect site for my lavender farm. A beautiful parcel with a pond, old growth redwoods, a home, outbuildings, an ATV and a tractor! I fell in love with it the minute I visited it. It was my Lavender Farm by Bodega Bay! And I knew I had to fulfill my fantasy.
Oh, did I mention there were grapes? a little 3 acre vineyard. But the realtors were great salespeople.
(and I was in love with the place), They said, "Oh Lynn, don't worry. You're a gardener. If you can grow roses, you can grow grapes. They're in the same family".
And so I bought the place to plant my lavender, herbs, and flowers. I ringed the perimeter of the vineyard with lavender and eventually planted more than two acres of lavender. And for what it's worth, growing premium pinot noir grapes has no connection whatsoever to growing roses. Talk about gullible!
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