Lavender News


Planning your wedding Flowers? 3/2/2013
Wedding Grosso Have you thought about Fresh, Purple, Welsh Grown Lavender for your tables and Wedding Favours?

2013 kicks off to a Beautiful Start 3/2/2013
January 2013 Lavender Sunrise we are now in our 4th year with so much to look forward too.

My wonderful WWOOFers 8/9/2012
My wonderful WWOOFersA huge thank you to all the WWOOFers who helped with this years harvest.

What a Wet Summer 17/8/2012
Despite one of the most awfull summers on record, we did manage to harvest most of our lavender.

Welsh Country Fair A Success 7/7/2012
Welsh Country Fair 1Despite the wind and rain we had an enjoyable time at Fonmon Castle.Cardiff

Come & see us this weekend 30th June / 1st July at the Welsh Country Fair, Fonmon Castle 27/6/2012
Bryn hiding in-between the lavender rows ....But we cant bring Bryn the dog though!

April 2012 update 29/4/2012
Lavender coming to life April 2012 Spring 2012 and we start by mowing,weeding and checking the plants.

lavender Fudge 22/2/2012
I have just started making lavender fudge and it's delicious.

Lavender and the dreaded clothes moth! 8/2/2012
Loose Lavender for cooking & craft It was inveterated on the BBC "One Show" this week that the dreaded clothes moth doesnt like lavender

Decorative Lavender Wreaths 12/1/2012
Another of our customers Julie Davies makes these stunning wreaths using our "Imperial Gem" & "Grosso" lavender.

Lavender Wands 30/12/2011
Lavender WandsHappy New Year to all our customers

Our lavender in Myddfai Hall shop 9/10/2011
Our Imperial Gem bunches on sale in the Myddfai Shop
October sunshine brings on a second crop of flowers 9/10/2011
The Indian summer forces a second crop of flowers, but we had to trim off for winter preparations.

Our 2011 lavender Harvest now drying in the barn 7/8/2011
Ryan & Alex ( Our Farrier apprentices) roped in to help
What an incredibly busy few weeks we have had, all the lavender is now cut and drying in our barn.

A weekend full of sunshine, lavender & family 5/7/2011
With the help of family & friends, we were able to get a good lot of lavender into the barn, to meet our first lot of orders.Zoe with a barrow load of Royal Purple bunches

And we are off ! 29/6/2011
The start of our 2011 harvest, the sun is shining and the lavender is growing by the day. Lavender & Roses makes for a beautiful site

Our June Update 8/6/2011
Royal Purple plants look set for harvesting in the next couple of weeks Chris on his daily check of the plants

Myddfai Festival a success 22/5/2011
Our stand at the Myddfai was a success Wye Lavender stand at the Myddfai festival

Wye lavender at the Myddfai Festival 16/5/2011
Wye Lavender will be promoting their Welsh grown Lavender at the Myddfai Festival this Saturday 21st May. Come and meet us in this enchanting village renowned for it medicinal herbs.Lavender field greening up May 2011

2011 and the lavender is looking promising 26/2/2011
Lavender field February 2011After another hard winter our lavender is set to grow some more.

From Frost to Snow. 27/11/2010
It looks as if we are in for another hard winter.

Getting ready for winter 2010/11 17/11/2010
The Lavender beds are settling into another predicted cold winter.

Lavender Short Biscuits 30/9/2010
Lavender Short Biscuits made by Wye Cook from "Grosso" flower heads.

Wye Lavender of Rhayader, dried bunches 8/9/2010
Grosso lavender bunches are now on sale in the Wild Swan wholefoods shop, Rhayader. Dried Lavender bunches on sale in Wild Swan Rhayader

Bunches Ready For Sale 9/8/2010
Bunches ready for sale, even Bryn our dog looks peaceful by them!

Our First Successful Cut 8/8/2010
Grosso bunches hanging to dryOur first successful cut from the "Grosso" and "Imperial Gem" plants we had planted last year...

A Wonderful Team! 25/4/2010
A wonderful team of family and friends came to help...

2,600 Plugs Arrive! 1/4/2010
Early April and our 2,600 plugs arrive...

The Preparations Began in Earnest 1/3/2010
In March this year 2010 we could see the plants had survived and had established themselves well...

One of the Worst Winters 1/1/2010
Enduring one of the worst winters in many years we were very concerned our young plants would not survive...

Beginning of Our Lavender Field 1/10/2009
All these pictures relate to the very beginning of our lavender field...