Farmhouse's Late Spring Garden in Full Bloom

Starting tomorrow and running through Sunday, is the  Resorts In Bloom event, benefitting the West County Health Centers and Childrens’ Services.  Tickets are still available if you’re interested… This is the first year of the event, and while we’re really pleased and excited about participating- we’re also a little nervous.  Remember, we’re just wrapping up from a winter of intense disruption in our gardens, and really, property-wide.  So, when they invited us to participate, we figured, “Why not?”.  When the house is a mess, plan a party and you’re sure to get at least some of it cleaned up….  The event brings visitors from the area, and out of the area, out to the resorts of Western Sonoma County, to tour their gardens and ground.  Some of us really do have some interesting/beautiful gardens, and some really interesting rare plants. 

At Farmhouse, we’re fortunate enough to have a fantastic team in our gardens.  Jana Mariposa handles all of our flower and edible gardens.  She’s a devotee of native species and really concentrates on creating gardens that aren’t just beautiful, but that are habitats for all of our incredible caterpillars, butterflies, humming birds and loads of other beautiful species. 

During the weekend event, Jana will be onsite from 12-2 each day, answering questions, providing advice and giving tours.  We’ll also be selling Patti’s soon-to-be famous brownies. In case you can’t make it to the event, here’s the recipe  (scroll or read down to the bottom of the article) that was recently published in our local paper.

So, if you’re in the area, grab a ticket and come out for a great cause.  If you can’t make it this year, let’s hope it’s successful and you can plan for next year…