Bonny Doon Farm

Bonny Doon Farm in Santa Cruz is one of my favorite spots. I toured the estate several years ago and was swept away by the fields and fields of hazy purple. My eyes weren’t playing tricks on me, Bonny Doon is a lavender farm. Although sun loving lavender is their specialty, owners Gary and Diane Meehan have also created an intriguing shade garden where the design principle of mystery predominates.

Bonny Doon Farm is not open to the public but you can purchase heavenly scented soaps and candles made at the farm on their website www.bonnydoonfarm.com.

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Lavendar

by Linn on May 19, 2008 12:49
Another plus for lavendar: deer, rabbits and gophers won't eat it! I also live near Bonny Doon in a woodsy area so have tested various plants for critter munchability. Lavendar is a winner.
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garden

by on April 8, 2008 06:56
oh to stroll thu these gardens but more to live there, and i love the water fountain.
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Re: Photo Tour: Bonny Doon Farm

by on April 6, 2008 09:21
We just returned from California and must have driven right past the gardens on our way to Montery. Thanks for the heads up. We'll definitely put it on our must see list next time we visit the relatives in the bay area!
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bonny doon

by linda on April 4, 2008 07:53
so nice to see raised in santa cruz there used to be just turkeys and boomers caves i love bonny doon and the area my oma still in felton 95 if thay ope for tours some day ill be one of the first
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Re: Photo Tour: Bonny Doon Farm

by lf on March 31, 2008 07:46
Bonny Doon Farm pictures - thanks for sharing - so serene - so peaceful - and oh so beautiful!
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Re: Photo Tour: Bonny Doon Farm

by Sandra on March 31, 2008 03:33
Just heavenly! You give us such joy getting to view photos of places we can never see. Thanks to you, Allen, we get a peek.
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lavender

by marilyn lowenstine on March 31, 2008 01:35
the pictures of the farm full of purple were wonderful...what kind of lavender do you recommend for Indiana....I would love a huge yard full of it....some that grows quickly since I am 77. Thanks for the pix.
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Bonny Doon Farm

by Liz Mitchell on March 30, 2008 01:30
Looks like a restful spot. Beautiful!
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Bonny Doon Farm

by Kitty on March 29, 2008 08:35
Love how the buildings are almost "invisible" due to the lush and varied plantings.
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BD farm

by Marilyn Norberg on March 29, 2008 07:20
Imagine how surprised I was to find this article on the Bonny Doon farm-right around the corner from my house, but have never been able to visit-it really isn't open to the public! Thanks for the photos-now I know what it looks like. Lavender grows great here in Bonny Doon altho" some varieties tend to get black in the winter as we get a lot of rain.
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Beautiful!

by Joyce on March 29, 2008 06:16
What a beavy of beauty and solice this place appears to be. Thanks for sharing so lovely I'm surprised its not allowed to be toured.
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Re: Photo Tour: Bonny Doon Farm

by Nature Lover on March 29, 2008 05:19
Ah-h-h, I can just smell the fragrance in the air. The pictures are beautiful and I would love to visit but it's too bad the public can't tour the site. Thanks for sharing a great place.
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Re: Photo Tour: Bonny Doon Farm

by on March 29, 2008 04:54
It is a tease to report on the wonderful things I won't be able to see because it's not open to the public. There are other gardens around the country that are accessible and wonderful, and you might have brought those to our attention.
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Bonny Doon Farm

by Carolyn on March 29, 2008 04:29
Lovely!! I love lavender.
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Lavender

by Shirley Terschluse on March 29, 2008 01:15
I love the pictures of this farm and think it would probably be a dream come true for anyone. I also love lavender and grow it in pots every summer - not only for the fragrance, but because it's so pretty, too. Thank you for letting us see this.
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Re: Photo Tour: Bonny Doon Farm

by on March 29, 2008 01:11
Such good use of ivy as well as the lavender.
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Allens photo tour of Bonny Doon

by GW on March 29, 2008 01:07
Very lovely, peaceful....Thanks for the visit.
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Bonny Doon Farm

by Bethany on March 29, 2008 11:09
Enchanting! Oh to be a little bird that flies over and stops to rest there...
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lavender

by DS on March 29, 2008 10:44
I was wondering what kind of lavender they grow. It looks just beautiful! I, too, wish it were open to the public!
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bonnie doon farm

by janet nesler on March 29, 2008 08:41
would love to have a place like this, would love to see it; too bad it is not open to the public
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Bonny Doon Farm photos

by K on March 29, 2008 07:40
Breathtaking. I would love to recreate the birdbath setting on the west side of my yard. Any advice?
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Flora of Santa Cruz / Southeast

by Robert Nimmich on March 29, 2008 07:01
I am amazed at how similar the Flora of Santa Cruz appears to resemble the South East US in everything pictured EXCEPT the Lavender! The Live Oaks with lichens, The Pines, the English Ivy, The Ferns. It's uncanny... I've not had much luck with Lavender in the extremely humid Charleston Weather. I must wonder if there is a cultivar that would work?
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Lavender Festival, Sequim, Washington

by Mary Lindsey on March 28, 2008 09:10
So, you think you have seen Lavender farms, huh? Not if you haven't come to the Sequim, Washington Lavender Festival and done a tour of all the Lavender Farms. Do yourself a favor and check it out on the web and then make plans to come in July and see it all for yourself. You are in for a rare and beautiful experience. Squeezes from Sequim, Mary
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Re: Photo Tour: Bonny Doon Farm

by on March 28, 2008 03:02
Very Beautiful! Too bad it's not open to the public. It would be a beautiful place to tour.
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Pictures on P.A. Smith's website:

by Carolsue on March 28, 2008 02:09
Certainly one with nature. Just beautiful.
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