Announcing 2025 Opening date
Tenderloin Farms Lavender will reopen to the public on May 30, 2025. Follow @tenderloinfarms on Facebook or Instagram for all our updates on the status of the lavender. See you soon.
Learn MoreLavender in Budapest 2024
Wintering lavender in Budapest, Hungary. Lavender surrounded their beautiful parliament building which lights up with a golden tint in the evening. The lavender left uncut as it winters with the city as its backdrop. Budapest is a city split into two with Buda on one side of the Danube and Pest(Pesht) the other. A mix […]
Learn MoreLavender in London 2024
In our recent trip to Europe, we observed wintering lavender. First stop London – found around the Tower of London. Uncut and left to bloom in the fall and into the winter as well(bottom pics). Then cut back in the spring as the plant emerges from dormancy. Lavender is a popular perennial in many landscapes. […]
Learn MoreWinter Market 2024
For all who attended our events, visited our family lavender farm or supported us during this season even on a moments notice like when our lawnmower broke and we need it now, we say THANK YOU. 2025 will be our 5th season open to the public tentatively opening May 30th. Follow us @tenderloinfarms for all […]
Learn MoreFall Pruning time
8/23/2024 We choose to prune the lavender in the fall. And with the milder temps we have been doing just that. Keeping the lavender pruned helps in budding and under control. With the lack of rain we have also been giving the plants a bit of water.
Learn More2024 Opening Date Announced
Tenderloin Farms Lavender will reopen for its 4th season on May 31, 2024. We will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday 9am to 3pm 5/31 to 6/30. No reservations are required. For groups more than 15 please email Tenderloinfarms@gmail.com. Come enjoy the lavender u-pick, shop in the barn shop full of lavender products, and the […]
Learn More2023 Lavender Farm Open Dates Announced
Predicting when a plant emerges from winter is one tough act. But based on past history, our family lavender farm will reopen to the public in Edwardsville, IL on Friday, June 2, 2023 from 9am to 3pm. The primary lavender bloom in Illinois is June. Come visit our farm when we are open, pick your […]
Learn MoreLavender Upick & Farm reopening June 2, 2023
Plants cannot be predicted nor can the weather. If luck is with us, we hope to reopen our family lavender farm in Edwardsville IL right outside of St. Louis, Missouri for the U-Pick season on Friday 6/2/2023 at 9 am. No reservations are needed. People arriving at the top of the hour can join our […]
Learn MoreNew Gift Sets Available
Give the unique gift of lavender this holiday. Newly created gift sets of eye & neck pillows or our little gift bags containing a shower steamer, lip balm, and floral water all ready for gift giving. Shop online for pickup or shipment at www.tfilavender.com. Click CATEGORY to quickly get to these sets. Many more patterns […]
Learn MoreNovember Events
Our farm will be open November 18-19. Come shop for the holidays, enjoy the farm and see our efforts to get the lavender ready for winter. Also find us at the Hobnob Holiday Market in Springfield IL, November 11-12. Our farm shop will reopen 11/18-11/19
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