Spring Retreat at Ciderpress Lane : An Immersive Garden to Table Experience
Join us here at Ciderpress Lane for a weekend away spent under the blooming orchard blossoms and winding down the garden pathways. Our time together will be filled with fresh spring flavors and florals, spritzers infused with lavender, small bites garnished with garden herbs and dinners created from all that is seasonally available. This retreat will be as full of time to sit back, sip and savor as it is with gardening, harvesting, baking, cooking, floral and hosting time together.
You are invited to come spend time in the garden and kitchen with us, to gather and enjoy the beauty of turning our harvest into a feast for our hearts, hands and eyes. We are planning our time specifically so we can have space to truly enjoy all of the loveliness spring holds, bring your journals or a book you’ve been hoping to read. We have time carved out for you to breath deeply the spring air and sweet apple blossoms as you enjoy time to truly be. It is amazing how our own hearts are revived by time spent enjoying the garden together, we cannot wait to welcome you in for all of the fun.
This is an intimate retreat experience with only 20 seats available at the table.
Here’s a glimpse at what our time will hold:
Spring Retreat at Ciderpress Lane
We’ll welcome you into the orchard, with the hopes of lovely spring weather to enjoy some time under the orchard blossoms. We’ll start our time by harvesting Lavender to create a big batch of Lavender Simple Syrup. We’ll teach you how to get the most flavor and color out of your blossoms and how you can create your own spring spritzers and cocktails with it. After we fill our goblets we’ll spend a little time getting dinner and our table ready before we pass appetizers and enjoy a leisurely evening gathered at the table to feast on a fresh from the season dinner.
We’ll cozy up in our main room at our farm tables for an evening of conversation and connection before we all head back to our lodgings for the night.
Saturday morning we’ll welcome you back into the orchard for our house favorite - thumbprint scones, fresh fruit, coffee and brunch - if the weather allows we’ll be dining under the orchard blossoms.
We have a full day of fun in the garden, space to relax, read, reflect, small bites and another evening of creating dinner together, chopping, prepping and getting all the goodness ready.
As Dinner cooks along we’ll spend time creating floral arrangements with the spring garden blooms so each guest can add their own piece to our table scape. The floral chandelier will be dripping with lilacs ready to welcome us in for a leisurely evening spent enjoying all of the bounty from our day spent together.
Our retreat will end at the table with dessert and coffee.
Each guest will go home with their own bottle of lavender simple syrup, plus the floral arrangement they designed for the table scape.
A Glimpse at some of the Seasonal Menu items we will enjoy together
*I (Kelly) reserve the right to adjust the menu to suit what is growing best in the garden ;)
Appetizer
Caramelized Rhubarb & Apple Puff Pastries
Dinner
Arugula Snap Pea Salad garnished with Hazelnuts and Herbed Cheese
Roasted Yam Rounds
Grilled Butterflied Salmon
Dessert
Lavender Lemon Tarts
Rhubarb Slab Pie
Decaf Coffee
Planning Details :
Our time together will begin at 3pm on Friday April 25th and officially conclude around 8:30 pm on Saturday April 26th.
We will be spending time out in the garden as well as in our cozy main room - bring layers so you’re ready for whatever weather the PNW throws our way. Don’t worry though, we have all the drizzly day plans accounted for so everyone will be cozy and comfortable regardless of the weather.
Lodging is not included. We encourage you to look at local Aribnbs or check out Hotel Scandi in Poulsbo for a quaint spot to stay and explore if you’re able to extend your stay thru Sunday!