Bluestone Meadow

Attended my niece's rehearsal dinner / wedding this past weekend at Bluestone Meadow. The property is beautiful, the owner is welcoming and seemed to go over and beyond to make the day special.

Bluestone Meadow is a modest lavender farm. The field is rather small and you can tell that some of the plants have seen better days. I came after a very cold and wet late winter and spring, which I'm sure affected the plants. It was still a nice little family farm, albeit without a ton of picturesque views. For the Lavender festival they featured some vendors, live music and a $5 kids zone (which I didn't visit as I don't have any children.)They offer the chance for U-pick lavender bouquets but upon pulling in and getting ready to visit the fields, I found no clear direction for the U-Pick. I went over to the barn and spoke to the cashier who just advised I grab a basket and some shears. Just some feedback for the farms, is that they may want someone advising guests on the proper way to cut the lavender. Other fields I've visited had a bit more guidance: to offer. It was a nice little trip, overall and in addition to my bouquet that I picked, I also got a container of their lavender body butter. They also do weddings and other events at the farm, so it's helpful to follow them on Social Media.

The wife and I visited the placer foothills on Father's Day for a change of pace. We stopped by bluestone meadows to check out their lavender festival. The lavender fields were kinda neat. There was a craft fair and a kids play area. We paid $5 for parking-I think it was for a fundraiser of some sort. There are some lavender themed items for sale and you can pick your own bouquet if you want.

I did not enjoy this location as much as other lavender farms because there was no instruction for picking, leading to a lot of destroyed or poor quality lavender bushes. Also, the clippers they had for people to use were dull and rusted and made it super difficult to get a clean cut in the stem. We picked for 40 minutes and couldn't get enough to make one large bundle. Even picking carefully and trying to get the best looking lavender, by the time we entered the line inside the barn to pay, the lavender was drooping and the stems changing color. It was really disappointing! I would not come back to this farm. The one positive that I did have with this experience however is that garden gloves were available for picking. This was a huge help in avoiding getting stung by a bee! Kudos for that blue stone :)

The abundant friendly, knowledgeable staff made our visit and shopping experience memorable. There is a wide variety of lavender products to choose from after sampling them. I highly recommend the beautiful Bluestone Meadow Lavender Farm and remember it for that special event you may be planning.

Lavender!!! This little farm grows lavender and pumpkins. Right now, it's lavender season. The farm is on Apple Hill and ran by a lovely couple. You can shop in their little open air barn or pick lavender straight out of the fields. They also host weddings and festivals. Check out their website for all the deets. The shop carries a bunch of local made lavender products: soap, bath bomb, essential oils, lotion, body spray, room spray, face cream, dried bouquets, potpourri, wreaths, plants, ice cream, and monster spray. What is monster spray? It a top secret proprietary lavender spray that keeps the monsters at bay from the kiddos... cute packaging too. I bought a lavender room spray. I spray this stuff before I go to bed. It has a mild light scent that helps me to relax. I'm pretty sure it also relaxes the monsters and keep them at bay ;DThe farm has a small simple field plot that you can walk through and hand cut your own fresh lavender. A handheld bundle ranges around $10. They have a diverse variety of lavender. They have gardening gloves, handheld shears, and baskets that you can borrow free of charge to go picking your own lavender. It's free to walk about and take a gander except on festival days, they charge a car fee on those days.By the way, I popped on the weekend before June 15th. The owners were manning the shop, they were both wearing face masks and had the best attitudes. Bluestonemeadow.com@bluestonemeadow

Anyone going to Apple Hill should stop and visit here for a moment. Great to see lavender a fields. Without having to go all the way to France. Friendly people here. You never know what you'll find and realize you need to have. My daughter really likes the monster spray. It is some kind of a lavender spray, but the name helps with young people to protect them from monsters at night. Peter Happy Don Quixote personality and lifestyle.

I want to go back and see everything I missed. I'm giving this place five stars because of everything fear I saw, even though I didn't get to do. After eating delicious, warm lavender donuts (which my son refused to eat...what?!), we walked around the little lavender field. There were a few statues he climbed on and he just enjoyed running around. That was until he saw a tractor train! They took donations, so he happily dropped in money for them.We rode right up front, right behind the driver. He took us around the entire farm. Down the lavender fields, up a small trail past the fairies, and we got to see a glimpse of a petting zoo (wish we saw that before and went!), some vendors (which we did see and walk through), and back. All the while he waved and giggled. If he wasn't tired and had to go home, I would have done it again and gone back to the petting zoo.We went during the lavender festival and also picked up a small lavender plant. We can't wait to go back!

It's a long drive for us that live in Sacramento to see just small rows of lavender plants. I thought it would be rows and rows of it but instead few rows and some bigger patches in separated areas. Very disappointed.

Went to a beautiful wedding here! The property and owners were so beautiful. Your just happy being there! The owner went out of their way to make everybody run smoothly!