Thanks Everyone

The Fall plant sale was a huge success and we loved seeing all of you. Don't forget to visit us during the Christmas season December 3rd-12th. My Parents are busy bees getting ready making soap and lotion day and night and Dad is creating dried lavender wreaths until his fingers and literally bleeding (poor Dad) Christmas time has always been a special time for us Taylor's and we are happy to share the joy. Hope to see you this December.

The Rose Garden

If you've visited Lavender Hollow Farm you have no doubt noticed the beautiful rose garden. What you may not have known is the family history behind those pretty petals. My great Grandmother on the Taylor side, affectionately named More Grandma was a wonderful gardener, quilter and baker. As a young child I can recall the huge blue hydrangea in her front yard and the fragrant rose bushes in her small back yard in Modesto. I have few memories of my More Grandma, I was very young when she passed away but I do remember my parents going to her home before it was sold and digging up all the rose bushes that were in her back yard. These are the roses that you now see in the garden at Lavender Hollow Farm.

In the Early 1900’s the McBride family owned much of the land in the area including what is now Lavender Hollow Farm. Spinach fields filled the hollow where Lavender now takes root. After years of Spinach farming, the locals used the Hollow for Rodeo. Remnants of the Rodeo Shoot still stand, and can be seen concealed within the Chickentree. It was these Cowboys over 50 years ago that planted our loved Chickentree. It wasn’t until 1978 when Bill and Alice Taylor realized their dream of country living, and purchased the bare land. Our family now celebrates Ochoa de Mayo the day we moved to the property. Everything you see today has been built and planted by the family, with the exception of our Chickentree; we thank the cowboys seeking a little shade for their Rodeo.

Christmas on the Farm

There is no place you would rather be than Lavender Hollow Farm to get you in the Christmas Spirit. The Lavender Boutique is wrapped with the scent of hot spiced cider while the sounds of Christmas seem to resonate from every nook and cranny its nothing short of magical. Tea and scones served in the tea room will surely transport you back to a time long lost. Growing up here Christmas time was always special not just for the gifts and roast beef but the Spirit of Christmas seems to have settled into this small Hollow and lucky for me it seems to have never left, nothing could make it better than to share it with of you this Holiday Season.

The Chickentree

We’re all familiar with oak trees and pine trees but have you ever heard of a Chickentree? Lavender Hollow Farm is the home to the one and only. Over 50 years old this mysterious tree has provided decades of tree houses, play houses and haunted houses for the 3 Taylor Children and their playmates.
We are grateful for the opportunity to share our beloved tree with all of you. If you have never entered the Chickentree you may have just walked past its entrance so stop and ask for directions….any chicken will know the way!

Visit www.lavenderhollowfarm.com for information on the Farms Christmas opening.