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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens
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💜Handmade, artisanal lavender products from our family farm to you! 💜Open 12-5 pm daily (or by appointment outside of these hours) May-October 📍 Seafoam, Nova Scotia [zone 5a] 🌎🖥️ lavendercanada.com
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · May 9
OPEN FOR OUR 16th SEASON! Now through Thanksgiving Monday, we are open 12-5 pm every day. Our shop is filled with handmade lavender skin care, soaps, culinary, bath and aromatherapy products, plus a wide range of seeds and houseplants.
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#novascotia #visitnovascotia #lavenderfarm #nsloyal
2025 Season: May 9th - Oct 13th* Farm store open 12-5 pm daily *outside of these dates, shopping at our Farm Store is available by appointment at lavendercanada.com
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · Aug 29
The de minimus exemption for the U.S. has ended today. We ARE still shipping to the United States, however, you’ll notice that our website now charges duties as a surcharge. Shipping is still flat-rate: $20 CAD for orders under $80, and free shipping for orders $80+. 💜
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · Jul 12
A new edition would be great! It’s been in our library for years and I always recommend it to folks so we thought it would be a nice addition to the shop this year
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · Jul 12
Dahlia ‘Candy Corn’ is SENSATIONAL!
Dahlia ‘Candy Corn’ with double blooms and variegated petals in red, white, and yellow.
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Jodi DeLong 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @bloomingwriter.bsky.social · Jul 11
Very long day, but there were great highlights, including a stop at @seafoamlavender.bsky.social to walk amongst the lavender and top up my supply of their excellent products. Lavender is my thing. #gardensky #bloomscrolling #pollinators
A closeup of lavender at Seafoam Lavender near Toney River, NS. Cloudy today so not a lot of bees around, but the fragrances were sublime. A closeup of lavender still in tight, darker purple buds, at Seafoam Lavender near Toney River, NS. Cloudy today so not a lot of bees around, but the fragrances were sublime. More lavender at Seafoam Lavender near Toney River, NS. Cloudy today so not a lot of bees around, but the fragrances were sublime.
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · Jul 11
Thank you for sharing!! So nice to have you at the farm today! 🥰
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · Jul 11
‘Pink Perfume’ (L. angustifolia) in our side garden is in her glory! Meanwhile, our lavender field is purple and fragrant. We expect peak colour for the next three weeks or so. Free entry 12-5 pm every day - we would love for you to visit. #lavenderfarm #novascotia #visitnovascotia
A closeup shot of pink lavender blossoms on deep green stems
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · Jul 2
Our #lavender is almost ready, and, while we wait, we are cherishing the #penstemon blooms. So are the bees! 🐝 #gardenSky #NovaScotia #gardening
A bumblebee visits a foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) bloom
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · Jun 18
If you love wildlife, native plant gardening is the best. If you build it, they will come. We started with swamp milkweed and got monarch visitors. Over time and building our collection, we’ve had a dramatic increase in biodiversity! Birds, insects, and small mammals all benefit! #NovaScotia
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · Jun 18
Nova Scotia Gardeners: This Sunday, June 22nd, is our 2nd annual Native Plant Sale. We began adding native plants to our gardens to support pollinators and because they are unique and eye-catching for all seasons. Come see our gardens (formal tours at 11am, 1, and 3pm) and take a plant home!
Photograph of white snakeroot (Ageratina altissima, with cool green foliage and delicate clusters of white blooms. Text reads: NATIVE PLANT SALE, SEAFOAM LAVENDER, JUNE 22nd, 10-5, 3768 SEAFOAM, NS #NovaScotia #GardenSky #Gardening
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · May 28
We use the cardboard box method in this video and it works very well: youtu.be/kwCC9Iv7Ang?...
How to overwinter geraniums
YouTube video by Susan's In The Garden
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · May 28
Yes! Ours bloom all season 🎉
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · May 28
Armeria (Sea Thrift) :) they come in beautiful pink and white hues
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · May 28
You simply cannot beat the colours available for pelargoniums. We overwinter ours bare-root in the basement and they get HUGE after a couple of seasons
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · May 28
Our last batch of seedlings for this summer are coming up: fast-growing Nasturtiums and Xerochrysum. Our seed-planting schedule for this summer started all the way back in October with native plants needing cold treatments! Soon we will be able to just enjoy the garden! 🪏 🪴 #gardenSky
A nasturtium seedling germinating in a seedling tray
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · May 9
July - PEAK LAVENDER BLOOM, Lavender U-Pick by appointment (dates TBD)
August - pollinator plants, look for monarch caterpillars
September/October - asters, secondary lavender bloom
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · May 9
Here’s what’s starring when you visit the gardens at different times throughout the year:
May- spring ephemerals, rhododendrons
June - lilacs, columbines, penstemons, Native Plant Sale June 22nd
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · May 9
We have a small selection of plants ready for opening weekend, with a full range of lavender plants, perennials, annuals, and herbs available from Victoria Day weekend onward (until sold out). 2/4
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · May 9
OPEN FOR OUR 16th SEASON! Now through Thanksgiving Monday, we are open 12-5 pm every day. Our shop is filled with handmade lavender skin care, soaps, culinary, bath and aromatherapy products, plus a wide range of seeds and houseplants.
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#novascotia #visitnovascotia #lavenderfarm #nsloyal
2025 Season: May 9th - Oct 13th* Farm store open 12-5 pm daily *outside of these dates, shopping at our Farm Store is available by appointment at lavendercanada.com
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · Apr 23
We’ve had a section of our lavender field that has never thrived because natural springs + heavy clay soil make it too wet for #lavender roots to be happy. Tired of fighting our soil, we ripped out that section of lavender and have planted a #willow #coppice instead!
A field with freshly planted willow cuttings in short rows behind rows of dormant lavender plants. In the distance are conifer trees, scrub, and a hay meadow #gardening #novascotia
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · Apr 23
We have a busy spring ahead! We will be visiting New Glasgow, Antigonish, and Halifax with lavender seedlings (+ more!), and are ecstatic to host our 2nd annual Native Plant Sale here at the farm. Clean your tools, grab your gloves, and let's garden! 🪴
#novascotia #gardening #novascotiagardeners
seafoam lavender EVENTS & MARKETS SPRING 2025 03 MAY NEW GLASGOW FARMERS' MARKET selling lavender seeds, plants, and perennials 9 am - 1 pm • 261 Glasgow St, New Glasgow, NS 9-11 MAY SALTSCAPES EXPO selling lavender seedlings and farm-to-table products Fri + Sat 10 am - 7 pm • Sun 10 am - 4 pm Hf Exhibition Centre • 200 Prospect Rd, Goodwood, NS 17 MAY NEW GLASGOW FARMERS' MARKET selling lavender plants, herb pots, and perennials 9 am - 1 pm • 261 Glasgow St, New Glasgow, NS 24 MAY NEW GLASGOW FARMERS' MARKET selling lavender plants, herb pots, and perennials 9 am - 1 pm • 261 Glasgow St, New Glasgow, NS seafoam lavender EVENTS & MARKETS SPRING 2025 31 MAY NEW GLASGOW FARMERS' MARKET selling lavender seeds, plants, and perennials 9 am - 1 pm • 261 Glasgow St, New Glasgow, NS 01 JUNE PLANTS & PANCAKES selling lavender plants, herb pots, and perennials 10 am - 1 pm • Antigonish Farmers' Market 20 Exhibition Ln, Antigonish, Nova Scotia 13-14 JUNE NSAGC CONVENTION Closed event - only for NSAGC convention attendees selling seeds, lavender plants, native plants, and more ri 1 pm - 6 pm • Sat 8 am - 5 pm 2nd floor, Keating Centre, St Francis Xavier University 22 JUNE 2nd ANNUAL NATIVE PLANT SALE selling native plants and seeds, knowledge sharing 10 am - 5 pm • Seafoam Lavender Farm 3768 Highway 6, Seafoam, NS
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · Apr 22
Happy #EarthDay from Seafoam Lavender! This monarch butterfly emerged from her chrysalis last summer on the farm. Our gardens will soon be springing to life for the many native pollinators that live here with us. We can’t wait!
Photo of a female monarch butterfly, newly emerged and drying her wings. She is perched on a rudbeckia stem with ptilotus blossoms in the background. Text overlay reads Happy Earth Day with the Seafoam Lavender logo. #novascotia #monarchbutterfly
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · Apr 20
Happy Easter! 🐣 🐰 ✨
Stock graphics of a yellow chick hatching out of a purple egg surrounded by a border of Easter eggs and botanical elements. Text reads HAPPY EASTER
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · Apr 7
Love Lisianthus - what a gorgeous bloom
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · Apr 7
PSA: pinch your lavender seedlings for bushier growth!
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Seafoam Lavender Co. & Gardens @seafoamlavender.bsky.social · Mar 18
Seedling update! One month after planting, our seedlings are a few cm tall.
#lavender seedlings growing in a seedling plug tray under indoor grow lights
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