With the onset of Fall, it’s now time to start considering the pruning of our lavender plants…all 40,000 of them. Jose does all the pruning ,by hand, with a plain old weedeater…it’s like watching an artist at work, as he shapes and forms the plants.…
Well, it’s that time of year where we replant old or non productive plants here at the farm. This year we will replant around 2,000 plants of several varieties….but first…we have to get the old ones out of the ground. Fall is finally here with…
Staff continues to defoliate lavender here on the farm and a select crew is making bundles like mad. All are shipped out as soon as they are arranged and it’s a struggle to keep up with orders…People LIKE our bundles….When we first started making bundles…
Now that the summer is over, staff is busy getting ready for the holiday “rush” that occurs every November and December. We have also decided to start hosting weddings and receptions at the farm during the summer months and have secured a wedding planner to…
Now, with hurricane John having dissipated up into the southwest U.S., the residents of my little town of La Ribera are digging their way out. Electricity returned to the town yesterday so I now have somewhat of a link to them and can respond to…
I just found out yesterday that my casa in mexico was destroyed by Hurricane John…so sad after all the work that I’ve put into it over the past couple of years….but…that’s the price of living in paradise, I guess. I will drive down next month…
These past couple of days have been very anxious for me. It all culminated last night when hurricane John came ashore on the Baja Peninsula in Mexico. I have a modest little place down there and it appears John thumped it right on the nose…