Project Lavender, Allegany Co

This is only the beginning, March 1, 2007, bookmark this page and see it GROW into so much more! Updated 6-08

Dinner with Sally Cunningham July 4th, Friday night
limited seating left, $20 for dinner, please contact Fleurette at 585-466-3549

Angelica Park Circle 10-4
Lavender Inspired Products for sale, many handmade locally!

is the author of Great Garden Companions (Rodale Books), and contributor to many other gardening books, including Projects for a Birders’ Garden. She has lectured throughout 14 states, from Maine to most recently Alaska, and has been featured on an HGTV organic gardening special, Sally's column appears on Fridays in the Buffalo News. She has a TV segment on Channel 4 on Sunday mornings, and a new radio show: Green Space with Sally Cunningham, WKBW Radio (1520AM) on Sunday mornings, 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Sally was a Cooperative Extension educator for 13 years and managed the Master Gardener program. Currently she is at work on Northeast IPM – Pest Management for Home and Garden, for Cornell University. She is also a consultant at Lockwood's Greenhouses in Hamburg, New York Sally is a great proponent of natural landscaping style and organic gardening, and loves lavender—not just for its fragrance but for the beneficial insects it keeps happy!

Dinner with Sally July 4th,Friday night, limited seating,
$20 for dinner, please contact Fleurette at 585-466-3549

Call Sharon at 585-4667460 for applications available for venders, some criteria will apply.

Looking for artisans to create Lavender inspired items for sale.
Looking for Lavender growers to sell their buds.
Looking for volunteers to help set up the event and plan the weekend.

Garden Tea Party at the Magnolia House, Angelica, NY

A variety of Treats and Sandwiches
with a Tea Service.
Lavender is the color of the day,
and Hats would be lovely too!
All are invited, please call for more imformation

Saturday, August 16 at 2pm

For reservations please call Hazel Holder at 585-466-7100

Fall Seminar

Saturday, October 18 10am-12pm
Centerpoint School (also Angelica Bible Church) Angelica, NY

Victorian Tea was a lovely get together- Thank you to all who attended!

The original Lavender Bunch: Marika Burke, Sharon Rader, Fleurette Pelletier, Pat Kaake ~ Photo by Kathryn Ross WDR

Want to become a member of the "Lavender Bunch" Organization?
It's only $5, you will receive a membership card, added to our mailing list,
notified of future events, and receive a periodic newsletter
send us an email to: info@projectlavender.com

We have ProjectLavender Pint glasses, for a donation of $7,
and beautiful handcrafted Lavender Pins, by Trina Allen for a
donation of $6, available at the Farmers' Market in Angelica.
Can be mailed for cost of USPS postage.

If you have any questions, you can contact Sharon at the above email, or call Sharon at 845-548-6258

7/07 From Erica Fleischman:

Some comments about my lavender and some calls I've gotten from others:
My lavender transplants have gotten off to a very slow start.
I've heard the same from several others. I found some literature
that confirms this... small plants (plugs and those plants with little root systems) are slow
to establish. The larger 4.5" size plants I put in at the same time are doing
much better. I hope people don't get discouraged. Watering has been
crucial during the extreme dryness we've had. Supplemental watering is essential
for establishment. It's only when the plants are in their 2nd and 3rd years that they become
more drought tolerant.

For Erica'sPowerPoint presentation, go to http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/allegany_cattaraugus/pdf/ProjectLavender.pdf

Spring 2007 Over 1000 new lavender plants have been planted this spring in;
Almond, Andover, Angelica, Belfast, Belmont, Caneadea, Fillmore, Galeton PA,
Houghton, Rexnard, Scio, Wellsville, and Whitesville.

The spring seminar was a huge success!
What a turnout, over 90 attendees!! Thank you

The Organization would like to thank Cornell Cooperative Extension, Dianne Chandler,
Tina Wightman, and Erica Fleischman, and also the Angelica United Methodist Church
for hosting our event, it was the perfect space!