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Lavender Festival
Last week several of us from Franke Tobey Jones visited the lavender festival held by:
Blue Willow Lavender Farm
10615 Wright Bliss Rd KPN, Gig Harbor, WA 98329
253–225–9030
I’ve been wanting to attend a lavender festival ever since moving out here, so I eagerly signed up for this trip. Here are three things I learned.
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(1) So Many Varieties!
I had no idea that there are so many varieties of lavender. The farm featured several rows of different varieties, all labled:
(2) Not all Lavender is Lavender
Some lavender is white:
(3) Lavender is Used in Many Ways
The gift shop contained so many items that use lavender: soap, body lotion, essential oil, flavoring for food and drinks. I bought some tea:
Bonus
Lavender fields
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