Few landscapes can top the picturesque rolling lavender hills of Provence, France, but many farms in the South offer an enchanting lavender experience sans plane ticket! While lavender is a drought-tolerant plant, it thrives in dryer conditions without pesky humidity. But that does not stop many Southern farmers from growing the beautiful, decorative, and calming plant. Lavender has many superpowers. It can aid anxiety and promote sleep; it also keeps bugs away and helps with hair loss.
The picking window is narrow each summer (typically just a few weeks in June and July) and changes from farm to farm and region to region, so check these farms to see where you can still pick, where to shop online, and where you should plan a road trip for next “u-pick” season.
Mulberry Lavender Farm and B&B
Mulberry, Tennessee
This Tennessee farm offers lavender and lots more! Once owned by whiskey distiller Jack Daniel, this historic property now has a working farm, farm store, and bed and breakfast. Stay in the 1860s farmhouse or rent the entire romantic Lavender Cottage — both include a daily organic breakfast, lulling herbal scents, and friendly farm friends. If you’re just driving by, pop in the store for made-on-the-farm essential oils and soaps, as well as veggies, fresh bread, and meat.
Lavender Wynde Farm
Harvest, Alabama
Lavender Wynde Farm is a small, family-owned herb farm near Huntsville, AL. Land-nourishing, sustainable agriculture techniques create a menu of botanical-driven essential oils, extractions, tinctures, and infusions. Visitors can book an appointment to walk the soothing rows of lavender plants, shop in person direct-from-farmer, or shop online from anywhere!
Lookout Lavender
Rising Fawn, Georgia
Farm owners Alice and Bill are truly a “mom and pop” sharing their little slice of Lookout Mountain heaven with you! They started Lookout Lavender to provide an escape from the stressful bustle of life. During the growing season, they open up their rolling fields to explorers and shoppers seeking the calming properties of lavender plants. “The Lav Shack” is an adorable storefront open on summer Saturdays, and they also host educational classes and events like the popular Lavender 101 Class.
White Oak Lavender
Harrisonburg, Virginia
This Virginia lavender farm is also a winery, so we’re already intrigued. In addition to their “u-pick” season, White Oak Lavender Farm (the acronym WOLF became the winery name: The Purple WOLF) offers seasonal guided tours as well as farm animals, a life-size checkerboard, walking labyrinth, distillery, drying barn, and beautiful duck pond. You can also sign up for a lavender wreath- or wand-making class (one glass of wine included!).
Gigi’s Lavender Farm
White’s Creek, Tennessee
Gigi is an undeniable lavender pro. She not only runs her own farm (available to visit by appointment only), but she also acts as a nursery that supplies thousands of lavender plants to other farms across the country. She grows 10 unique lavender plants and sells a variety of whimsical products, from aprons to lavender-filled stuffed unicorns.
Big Roots Farm
Hawesville, Kentucky
Kentucky is a popular place to grow lavender, and Big Root Farm is all about imparting its healing properties. During their open season, you can cut your own lavender bundles, walk the labyrinth, soak in nature, sip some lavender lemonade, shop the farm’s wares, or attend events from guided mediations to art workshops.
Woodstock Lavender Co.
Somerset, Kentucky
One SB writer just visited and covered this farm, but we have to talk about it more! The generations-spanning Woodstock Farm was started with just $600 in the 1920s. Today, a mother-daughter duo runs a carefully curated store, seasonal farm events, and a culinary subscription box service so popular that it’s waitlist-only. Woodstock is all about incorporating lavender into your bath AND your kitchen (hello, lavender syrup in your morning latte!).
Lavender Kisses Farm
Hollow Rock, Tennessee
Larry and Stacie want to share their love of this special plant with the world through their growing kits, hand-crafted products, and farm visits. They invite lavender lovers and daytrippers alike to reset the ol’ nervous system amidst the peace of their farm. Until your visit, shop small-batch tinctures like pillow/linen spray and luxury dead sea bath salts here.
Twin Creeks Lavender
Williamston, South Carolina
Pack a picnic and a carload of friends and head to Twin Creeks Farm for their next u-pick season. Each ticketed day brings visitors, food trucks, and other local vendors for a lively lavender celebration. Twin Creeks products are popularly found in boutiques and farmers’ markets, and owner Michelle Ducworth is garnering media attention across the South.
King George Lavender Co.
Barnwell, South Carolina
This Carolina farm grows 8,000 lavender plants in three varieties and sells their products (and more) in The Mercantile gift shop nearby. The farm hosts events, weddings, yoga classes, distilling demonstrations, and art classes even after seasonal “u pick” days are over.
Here’s to the magical lavender plants we didn’t know could thrive throughout the sticky South. May you pick it, shop it, enjoy it, and even GROW it in the coming months.
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