Monthly Archives: October 2017

Dried Lavender Bundles Available

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The fresh lavender is done until the end of May 2018.  But the farm has dried lavender bundles of Hidcote and Grosso.  The Hidcote keeps a lot of its deep purple color and can be used in arrangements or wreaths.  If you crush the buds you will still find oil and release the lavender smell […]

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Tenderloin Farms Lavender all pruned

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10/30/2017 As of the first weeks of October, our lavender is all pruned.  The idea behind pruning is to stop the plant concentrating on producing buds and growing deeper roots.  And as we found out last year, it is not the winter to be worried about but the crazy wet spring and the temps bouncing […]

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Lavender Trails – Door County

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10-9-2017  We visited Island Lavender, another new farm in the county.  Most of their lavender comes from the farm on Washington Island but they are starting to grow their own plants.  A huge shop of products from many places.  And I would have thought Wisconsin too cold for lavender…was I wrong.

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Lavender Trails – Washington Island Door County

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10-8-2017 Visited Fragrant Isle Lavender on Washington Island.  30,000 plants .  You have to ride the ferry to get to the island.  They have a growing farm, shop and a Bistro on site.  Enjoy the pics of this farm.  All the bushes are pruned now getting ready for winter.  It takes approx an acre of […]

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