Please note that the Lavender Shop at the property opens from March Equinox until December Solstice but ordering through the website remains available year-round

Barbara Stringfellow

Owner

Nurse


Heart-centered Herbalist



Reiki Master
Usui


Energy Healer

The herbalist’s path begins right where you are! Herbalism is the use of plants to support the body’s own healing. And really herbalism is practiced by almost everyone, everywhere, in some way consciously or unconsciously. Becoming an herbalist is nothing more than using what grows on the earth as food and as medicine. It’s Earth medicine; what could be more natural?

I remember as a young child, digging violets and and dandelions from the backyard and placing them in pots. My love for plants and gardening took root at that time and blossomed over the years expanding and incorporating wisdom from other areas of Health and Alternative Living. From working in a florist shop - before I was old enough to drive - to graduating from nursing school while owning an interior tropical plantscaping business, my life has always revolved around plants.

It was not long that my two passions of plants and medicine came together into natural skin and health products. I took several certifications in the field of herbs and applied them to skin care products that are slowly growing into other areas of wellness inside your home.

The growing of lavender and herbs at High Country Lavender is my newest and greatest horticulture love! The 3000 ft elevation here in Meadows Of Dan can present its share of winter challenges for the lavender, but love perseveres, and most have been worked out. Our lavender blooms mid-June, we harvest 1st -2nd week of July. To me, the fragrance of the lavender, the warm sunshine, the beauty of the mountain and the buzz of the bees, all combine to create a very Zen experience. We only harvest about 1⁄2 to 3⁄4 of the lavender in the field, leaving the rest for the bees and our visitors to enjoy.
Come join me in the field, to cut your own fresh lavender, or visit in the shop. We look forward to seeing you!
 
As a Reiki Master/energy healer, I craft all of my products with Blessed Intention. By offering prayer and meditation, I want to ensure that the energy going into making the product is the best it can be. I feel the effects of positive words and intentions energizes the Ingredients on a molecular level making a difference in the product and how it affects your skin.
This may sound a bit “out there”, but consider that people bless food all the time. Studies show that patients who are prayed for-even by strangers-do better than those who are not. My Intention herbal and skin products are made with light-love and are joy-infused that delivers amazing skincare benefits to our customers.