August Almanac: It's Lavender Season!
Dear Park Winters Family,
It's lavender season! End of July and early August is peak season in Northern California for harvesting this gorgeous herb that is used for medicinal, aesthetic and culinary purposes. You'll find this special herb in the Sunken Garden and along the path leading the way to our farm. Rafael, our lead designer and visionary says "Lavender provides a soft tone and a sweet structure to the garden. We continue to add lavender in our landscapes." We recently harvested dozens of bundles from the path that leads into our farm and they are happily drying in our barn. Lavender offers a host of benefits for the body and the mind. We invite you to explore lavender!
Featured Lavender Products
Shop some of our favorite lavender products that can be found on our Marketplace!
Essential Oil Roller
Araceli Farms is a gorgeous lavender farm in Dixon. Justina and her team craft these oil rollers to provide on-the-go comfort for both your skin and mind. These blends are meant to soothe and relax you anywhere that you are.
Lavender Honey
From our friends at PURE Honey, this lavender honey can sweeten any treat. The bees love lavender and you'll be sure to love this honey.
Essential Oil
Lavender is the most versatile of all essential oils. It's among the gentlest of essential oils, but also one of the most powerful, making it a favorite for its health properties.
Lavender Bliss Gift Set
This gift is the perfect way to experience lavender! Enjoy a lavender soak from Araceli Farms and two special treats from Yolo Press - Lavender Soap and a Lavender Hand Salve.
Build Your Own Summer Bouquet
Last weekend we hosted a ‘Build Your Own Summer Bouquet’ class led by Courtney Kett of Dixon Florist. It was a beautiful day filled with crafts, smiles and lots of flowers! You don’t have to be an avid gardener or designer to enjoy a day of picking and arranging flowers. Guests shared how nourishing it was to simply arrange flowers in a creative space with beautiful surroundings. Read more about the experience on our blog. We are offering this class again on August 15th - sign up today!
Lemonade Sunflowers Galore
Sunflower season is not over... at least not at the Farm at Park Winters! We have 250-300 lemonade sunflowers opening up next week so for a limited time we are including sunflowers in your Bouquet or Bucket package! That's right, we will be waiving the sunflower add-on so you are free to pick as many as you'd like to take home with you! Schedule a Pick Your Own Bouquet experience today, available every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 8:30am - 10:30am.
Featured Wedding: Jacob + Anna
We love to see setups that blend so well with our grounds and Jacob and Anna’s wedding did just that.
A Chat with Farmer Ryan
Q: Hey Ryan! What's going on at the Farm?
Ryan:
Well we just welcomed some new chicks to the family! We barely get to see them because momma is so protective, but we're excited to welcome them to their loving palace. On the farm we are starting to see the pumpkins flowering and turning into baby pumpkins that'll be in full growth in the fall. Our watermelons are getting bigger each day and our tomatoes are getting a nice bright orange color which means they're almost ready for harvest. We've been growing some gorgeous and very fragrant basil that we plan to sell as bouquets!
Garden Tours
Get a tour of the gardens and a glimpse into the vision of Park Winters on one of our Garden Tours. Walk the grounds with our lead designer and co-owner, Rafael Galiano and experience the grounds through his eyes. You'll get a sneak peek of some new trees we've been planting and learn all about the inspiration behind the design. You are sure to leave inspired! We can't wait to see you.
In keeping with our lavender theme, we thought we'd share this simple and cozy lavender-infused coffee recipe up on our recipe blog. Check it out!
We want to hear form you!
We love to get feedback from you to ensure every experience you have at Park Winters is unforgettable. Rate us on our events, Garden and Farm Tours and our newest experience: Pick Your Own Bouquet. Leave us a review at any of your preferred platforms!
