アメリカ・ミシガン州「Cherry Point Farm & Market」のラベンダー迷路

※広告

私は来週後半、ジャーマンカモミールを全身で満喫する予定なので今から非常に楽しみです。

また、来月からはいよいよラベンダーの季節が到来するわけですが、今年はどこのラベンダー畑に顔を出そうか吟味をしているところです。

そんな中、先日カナダの友人から非常に興味深いラベンダー畑の情報を受け取ったので早速シェアしたいと思います。

This Lavender Labyrinth in Michigan Is One of the Most Relaxing Places on Earth (Video)

This family-owned Michigan flower farm wants you to come and find your center.

For years, the Cherry Point Farm & Market in Oceana County, Michigan has invited flower lovers to explore its stunning lavender display in total peace.

Though the farm grows a variety of fruits and vegetables (along with delicious homemade treats like pies and jams) its lavender field is top-notch. That’s because the owners of the farm take it way further than simply laying out their crops in basic line formation. Instead, they grow their lavender in a gorgeous labyrinth pattern that leads guests directly to the center.

The one thing the owners want to make extremely clear is it’s not a maze meant to puzzle you, but rather a place to simply get lost in.

CREDIT: COURTESY OF CHERRY POINT FARM & MARKET

“There’s a big difference between a maze and a labyrinth,” Barbara Bull, the owner of Cherry Point Farm & Market, shared with Better Homes & Garden. “A maze is a puzzle, it’s a form of entertainment, where a labyrinth is this wonderful, thoughtful, contemplative, meditative walk.”

As Bull noted, a walk in the farm’s labyrinth takes most guests around an hour to complete and totals about two miles in length.

However, she added, “Everybody enters the labyrinth in their own mental space,” meaning there’s no right or wrong way to experience it or right amount of time to take. It’s totally up to you.

CREDIT: COURTESY OF CHERRY POINT FARM & MARKET

This year’s garden may look just a bit smaller to those who have previously visited. That’s because the lavender sadly died during the polar vortex of 2019. But don’t worry, it’s on the mend, and guests can come back over the next few years to watch the seedlings grow big and strong.

But, don’t end your tour just at the lovely lavender. Keep going to visit the farm’s massive herb garden as well, which is made up of 12 interlocking circles, containing dozens of different herbs. And, what is perhaps most amazing, is that Bull never harvests these herbs. Instead, she explained, “We want it to be there as an exemplary exhibition garden.”

Want to experience it yourself? You can. For free. But, maybe buy a homemade strudel before you go to support this lovely work.

※Travel Leisureの2020年3月11日の記事（https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/parks-gardens/lavender-labyrinth-cherry-point-farm-market-michigan?utm_campaign=travelandleisure_travelleisure&utm_content=bestofevergreen&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=609427050e0d08000150cd01）より抜粋

※日本語で文字情報を確認されたい方はGoogle翻訳をご利用ください。

日本ではまず見たことの無い、ラベンダー畑のデザインで非常に新鮮！

この迷路のような通路の長さは約３KMということなのでスケールの大きさが伝わります。

抜粋元の記事には動画が見れるようになっていますので、ぜひ見てみてください。