Lavender farms and fields abound in the Texas Hill Country, thanks to the naturally alkaline soil and mostly dry climate. If you love lavender, you’ll want to get your fragrant flowers straight from the source by going to the fields. Since lavender only blooms in the late spring and early summer, plan your trip accordingly to see the best flowers.
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Where to Find Lavender Farms in the Texas Hill Country
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1. Hill Country Lavender
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Hill Country Lavender stands out as the first of the lavender farms in the commercial industry in the Texas Hill Country. This Blanco, Texas farm offers cut your own lavender when the harvest permits. Additionally, you can learn about growing your own lavender during the farm’s fall seminar. Should you wish to take home more than just cut lavender, the farm sells lavender goods that include everything from culinary lavender to bath products.
2. Becker Vineyards
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Though well-known for its winery, Becker Vineyards, in Stonewall, also has a lavish lavender farm. After considerable trial and error, the owners of the vineyards finally settled on a lavender variety that grew well in the potentially extreme climate of the Hill Country, Spanish Stoechas. Today, you can see up to 4,000 lavender plants growing in the fields during the peak of the season.
Each year, the first weekend in May, this site hosts an annual lavender festival. The festival includes music, food, wine tastings, and, of course, lavender fields in bloom, but you don’t have to go during the festival to enjoy the lavender of Becker Vineyards. You can visit the lavender shop at any time of the year to purchase lavender products to take home.
3. Rough Creek Lavender Fields
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Rough Creek Lavender Fields, just outside of Wimberly, includes both lavender farms and a working horse ranch. Should freshly cut lavender strike your fancy, this farm allows pick-your-own lavender, but if you prefer your lavender in prepared form, check out the gift shop that has lavender products for everyone in the family, including your furry family members. You can get shampoo and flea powder for dogs or bath oils and eye pillows for yourself, all infused with the comforting scent of lavender.
4. Blanco Lavender Festival
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The Blanco Lavender Festival comes just once a year. During the weekend of June 9 to 11, you have the chance to tour various lavender farms near Blanco. You can learn more about growing and using lavender by attending one of the lectures in the air-conditioned courthouse. Vendors from area farms will also sell everything lavender at the market on the courthouse grounds. If you love lavender, this event at the peak of the season is something that you won’t want to miss.
5. Lavender Lane Farms
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Located near Blanco, Lavender Lane Farms is one of the oldest sites and newest lavender farms in the area. Once a flourishing lavender farm, the former, aging owners could no longer keep it running. A couple with a pack of chickens purchased the farm and renovated it into the productive lavender farm it is today. The family’s chickens naturally keep pests away from the lavender, and they also produce free-range eggs. Visitors are welcome to purchase these eggs in addition to the many lavender products the farm sells. If you are looking for a relaxing day in the country, surround yourself with stunning scenery and the scent of lavender at Lavender Lane Farms.
