Hello to all of our friends!

We are back and rested from the Ft. Worth Stock Show. Now we are gearing up for another great year at Lavender Ridge Farms! As always, this is planning and preparation time for a new year on the farm. Many of you have asked how the lavender faired through the extreme heat and drought last year. Well, we did lose a good amount of plants, but not to worry, we will replant the missing plants this spring and if there is not enough lavender to go around we will plant plenty of other flowers and herbs so there will be something available to cut.

The farm will reopen for the year on Friday April 6th.  Our hours will remain the same as last year. With the exception that we will be closed for Easter Sunday, April 8th.

We will be open Friday-Sunday, 9-5 and
the Café will be open 11-3 for lunch.

There should be tulips to see blooming around this time. We planted an additional 600 bulbs in and around the butterfly garden for this year. The lavender isn’t blooming at that time but for those of you that have cabin fever after the long cold winter, it’s a great time to join us in the fresh country air!

As a reminder, lavender blooms around the end of May each year and continues through about mid July. Our Lavender Festival is held each year on Memorial Day weekend and this year’s festival dates are May 26-28. The Lavender Festival starts the cutting season. That is when we start allowing folks in the field for cutting bouquets of fresh lavender.

For those of you interested in becoming a vendor at the festival, please send an email and we will get a vendor application to you. We always have room for more vendors. Each year the festival grows in attendance so if you have something unique to sell, we are interested in you joining us.

Cooking With Lavender

Our next cooking with lavender class will be here in the café’s kitchen, Sunday March 18th from 10:30-1:00. Learn how easy it is to use lavender in cooking, enjoy a delicious meal and have a fun time. We still have seats available but space is limited. Those interested please email soon to make your reservation. The cost is $25.00 per person and must be prepaid at time of reservation.

Calendar of Events

Groups Tours

Each year garden clubs, Sunday school classes or girls who just want to have fun, enjoy  having the farm all to themselves. We invite you to bring your group for a special day.

Tours are available by reservation only. Groups of 10 or more are welcome on Monday through Thursdays from 9-5. Our calendar does fill up quickly so be sure to call or email us with your dates as soon as possible.

Keep in mind the week before our Lavender Festival (May 21-25) is closed for tours. The cost is $10.00 per person and includes a guided walking tour, 1 bunch of lavender that you cut from the field or what ever is available for cutting at the time of your tour, and of course a refreshing cup of lavender lemonade. If your group would like to have lunch in our Café while here, we can make arrangements for that as well.

New This Year

This summer we will be introducing a super cool and super fun event at the farm. We are partnering with Weinhof Winery from Muenster and Forrestburg to bring you a great way to spend your lazy days of summer Sunday afternoons. Once a month we will have live music. Wine and picnic/snack baskets will be available for purchase to enjoy while sitting in the shade, listening to local musicians bring us classical guitar, country and jazz and more.