Vancouver Island Lavender Farm located outside Victoria in
British Columbia, Canada
Lavender has become the farm's signature since our first block of 500 Munstead Lavender planted in 1987. Our first harvest was in 1988 and filled two wheelbarrows! We currently specialize in cultivating Sweet Lavender varieties (Lavandula angustifolia) for its scent and taste. Late blooming Lavender includes the True Spike Lavender (L. latifolia) and the new hybrid Lavadins (L. x intermedias). Each July we watch the emerging hues of blue, mauve and purple as Lavender Harvest time approaches once more. And the fragrance ~ Lavender Lovers come explore our site!
Welcome to Lynda and Michael Dowling's Lavender Farm located
20 minutes out of Victoria on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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Bloom’n Update! We thank you for supporting our farm at its most beautiful…and romantic time! … And early birds that visited the farm over the last couple of weekends: remember to return with your red tickets with no charge. Our address is 3505 Happy Valley Road. The veggies are planted; time to turn our attention to our beloved fields of Lavender. In the nursery it is exciting to see the hues of blue and purple emerging in our surprise pots of Lavender grown from “pinched” seed collected in jolly olde England. These are authentic Sweet English (angustifolia) Lavender plants: just short of getting the Queen’s blessings! One old field of Lavender is “resting” this year; in fallow, rising up in a green sea of Buckwheat grown to enrich the soil AND provide nectar for all those honeybees we want to see thrive again. It has borders of Sunflowers for a touch of Provence and Dahlias for endless bouquets of flowers to go on dinner tables under the old apple trees to dine al fresco style. Time to freshen up your purple wardrobe and come wander the farm: anyone found purple sunglasses or parasols this season??? Sunday July 18th will be cutting day! Pre-Book your 2010 Lavender order now, available in August. Our Farm is 100 years old March 2010! This year’s local Metchosin MUSE gardening articles will include success with Veggies & Herbs in your backyard as well as my beloved Lavender. Beginning the year in January with “The Case of the Accidental Gardener” ... February I will start seeds for us both and let you in on my secrets to success in your gardens! Our newest Lavender recipe is a celebration cake for 2010, See Lavender Products for prices plus Lavender blends for cooking, teas, soaps and more. For some local gardening and event links, click here.
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