Snow falling on lavender
![Kia ora
August is often the coldest time of the year, and today we have it – snow falling on lavender.
The blast from the south was well forecast with snow even appearing on beaches in and around Christchurch/Otautahi.
Our lavender was pruned in Autumn so should be able to withstand the air temperature of 3C pretty well.
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Kia ora August is often the coldest time of the year, and today we have it – snow falling on lavender. The blast from the south was well forecast with snow even appearing on beaches in and around Christchurch/Otautahi. Our lavender was pruned in Autumn so should be able to withstand the air temperature of 3C pretty well. We are excited to complete a […]
Read more…the lavender fields are greener….
Morena The lavender fields are greener….as we approach summer the lavender fields are plumping up and going green. Our Pacific Blue has a very faint tinge of purple but Grosso remains stubbornly green. We would expect Pacific Blue to show it’s true colours in another month, and Grosso around Christmas time. read more We thought we would spend a bit of time exploring the colour […]
Read more…first shoots of Spring
The first shoots of Spring have sprung across our fields of Pacific Blue and Grosso. It has been a relatively mild winter and the lavender has come through some -3 degree frosts well.While we aren’t yet in metorological Spring, Pacific Blue isn’t holding back with masses of new growth. This is always an exciting time as it reminds of us of the […]
Read more…The beginning of Spring
Morena It must be the beginning of Spring. We thought we caught the faint sound of the first pipiwharauroa (shining cuckoo) somewhere deep in the native bush that surrounds the farm. Despite some heavy frosts, our Grosso and Pacific Blue plants have come through winter well and rapidly showcasing some of their future beauty. We have been busy planting after growing on over […]
Read more…Sleeping through the daytime
Morena All of the Grosso and Pacific Blue plants are now beautifully pruned and “sleeping through the (winter) daytime”. Given the upheaval over the last few months the work programme is running a late this year. The recently pruned plants, including some newly planted growing on lines, have survived some heavy frosts in June. In all another 500 young plants (mainly Pacific Blue) […]
Read more…Summer solstice
![Morena
Summer is heading our way with the summer solstice having just passed.
Stuck for ideas combining Christmas and lavender then check out these ideas from Jersey Lavender in the UK !
Lavender Baubles: Empty clear glass or plastic baubles are available to buy quite inexpensively online or in craft stores, then all you need to do is choose your filling. We love […] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Pacific-Blue-2019-663x1175.jpg "Pacific Blue 2019")
Morena Summer is heading our way with the summer solstice having just passed. Stuck for ideas combining Christmas and lavender then check out these ideas from Jersey Lavender in the UK ! Lavender Baubles: Empty clear glass or plastic baubles are available to buy quite inexpensively online or in craft stores, then all you need to do is choose your filling. We love […]
Read more…Spring is slowly springing!
![It’s true, Spring is slowly springing in the lavender fields.
As I write, the first flowers are opening on some ornamental lavender we have adjacent to the house. Some of the stoechas (which originated from Europe) are well into bloom, with one variety covered in masses of long purple spikes.
Stoechas, while not producing the quality or quantity of our Pacific Blue […] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/DSC03666-e1535854525591-750x1000.jpg "Spring is slowly springing!")
It’s true, Spring is slowly springing in the lavender fields. As I write, the first flowers are opening on some ornamental lavender we have adjacent to the house. Some of the stoechas (which originated from Europe) are well into bloom, with one variety covered in masses of long purple spikes. Stoechas, while not producing the quality or quantity of our Pacific Blue […]
Read more…Haircuts and easy shopping
![Autumn brings change and this months blog reflects that theme with haircuts (pruning), and free shipping top of mind.
The first light frost and snow on the volcanic peaks means winter is well on it’s way. We can relax a little bit knowing our lavender has been well pruned (haircuts), weeded and ready to face winter.
We prune our lavender as hard […] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC03347-663x497.jpg "Job done, Grosso pruned")
Autumn brings change and this months blog reflects that theme with haircuts (pruning), and free shipping top of mind. The first light frost and snow on the volcanic peaks means winter is well on it’s way. We can relax a little bit knowing our lavender has been well pruned (haircuts), weeded and ready to face winter. We prune our lavender as hard […]
Read more…Singing in the fields….
![Its the week before Christmas, the first harvest is planned for this week (Pacific Blue), and well we kind of feel like “singing in the fields”.
We would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your support over the last year and wish you all a fantastic Christmas and a great 2018!
You might like to listen to this lavender […] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC03877-e1513722307726-663x884.jpg "Pacific Blue (distance) and Grosso foregroun din mid December")
Its the week before Christmas, the first harvest is planned for this week (Pacific Blue), and well we kind of feel like “singing in the fields”. We would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your support over the last year and wish you all a fantastic Christmas and a great 2018! You might like to listen to this lavender […]
Read more…Beginnings – the early days
![In this post we thought we’d take you back to the early days of our lavender journey.
We first planted lavender on the steepest and driest paddock on the property. This paddock which contained over 1,000 plants has now, some seventeen years later, been allowed to revert back to native bush.
Seven years ago we started developing a new area for lavender. […] Read more…](https://www.akaroaorganics.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMAG0019-663x497.jpg "IMAG0019")
In this post we thought we’d take you back to the early days of our lavender journey. We first planted lavender on the steepest and driest paddock on the property. This paddock which contained over 1,000 plants has now, some seventeen years later, been allowed to revert back to native bush. Seven years ago we started developing a new area for lavender. […]
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