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BLANCO
LAVENDER FESTIVAL
The forth annual Blanco Lavender Festival will be June 14th and 15th 2008. A enjoyable weekend, with seven local farms participating. Come visit Hill Country Lavender and enjoy lavender in bloom, lavender-related classes or sitting down for violin music under the live oak tree in the lavender field. This year's Blanco Lavender Festival will be bigger and better. Scroll down to see some of the events that we are hosting as part of the festival. Or go to the website to find out information on the other farms and events around the Old Blanco County Courthouse Square: www.blancolavenderfestival.com
Cut Your Own Lavender:
Cut Your Own Lavender during the festival. You can come tour our beautiful lavender farm for free, and if you want to cut your own during cutting season it is $5 per bunch. We will explain how big a bunch is and how to cut the lavender when you get to the farm.
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Special Book Readings and Signings
Jeannie Ralston, original founder of Hill Country Lavender will be making a special appearance on Saturday and Sunday to read from her upcoming book entitled "The Unlikely Lavender Queen: A Memoir of Unexpected Blossoming on a Texas Farm", and she will sign copies of the newly released book.
11am and 1pm, Saturday & Sunday
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CRAFT
CLASSES
All these classes will be held at our farm, near our lavender field. We are offering the following classes for this year’s festival: |
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Lavender Wand Making Class:
$12 per person
Sat. 10am & 2pm, Sun. 2pm
1 hour
Using Hill Country Lavender's Provence Lavender flowers we will instruct you on how to make Lavender wands. The class will start in the field where we will show you how to cut the fresh lavender. Then moving to the tables, we will demonstrate and help you make your own wands.
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Aromatherapy
Class
Lyn Belisle, a certified aromatherapist from San Antonio, will discuss the qualities of lavender oil and its wide variety of uses. Belisle earned her certification from the well-known Pacific Institute of Aromatherapy in 1989 and has presented workshops and taught classes ever since. You will make your own lavender bath salts to take home with you, along with recipes for other products you can make..
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Music under the Oak Tree :
Enjoy during the two days of the festival the soothing sounds of violin music under the beautiful live oak tree |
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