lavender harvest

 

Neal Newsom demonstrates how to tie a lavender bundle.  He furnished the shears, twine and lavender -- and offered lemonade!

 

Rock'n N B&B and Lavender Farm

Plains, Texas

6-22-2013

lavender harvest

 

A nice road trip today to Plains, Texas to cut my own wands of lavender.  Located on the grounds of the Rock'n N Bed & Breakfast, the limited lavender field is in full bloom.  The B&B occupies a 1914 ranch house and Neal Newsom, the owner, says he's booked for next week.  Neal gave up cotton farming to grow grapes.  There is no on-site winery but he provides grapes for 14 others -- except for this year when grapes were wiped out by the early spring freeze.  Want a quiet get-away?  Consider the Rock'n N -- wide open spaces, starry skies and no distractions for romance.

 

Rock'n N Bed & Breakfast (and lavender harvest)

2 miles north of Plains on Texas 214

www.newsomvineyards.com/bb.htm