Welcome to Lynda and Michael Dowling's Lavender Farm located
20 minutes out of Victoria on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

THE GARDENER'S LAVENDER FARM

The Farm is open : Saturdays & Sundays 10am-5pm...plus the holiday Monday May 21st.

Come wander the waking display gardens & "growing" nursery...

 *New* "OFF THE FARM" gardening services!...High end total Landscape care on the ground or in the air...Rooftop garden care needed anyone? Patios? Estates?...Call Michael, Lynda & daughter Frances for more information...250-474-5767

Our Nursery has a full selection of beloved Lavenders, Rugosa Roses & favourite Veggie starts plus Tomatoes & Basil now! The next wave of starts...Squashes, Zucchini, Pumpkins and Cucumbers the holiday weekend.

May is the home gardener's window for starting to plant your box beds & container gardens for salads; starting veggie patches from seed & deciding where to place  your herbs and flowers: and yes you can mix them together! Check your seed package stash to begin direct sowing dill, cilantro & german chamomile in the herb department...carrots, beets, spinach & radish in the veggie department. All these tasty favourites have fragile roots that prefer not to be disturbed once sprouted. Tomatoes are more forgiving and actually benefit from potting on a little deeper as they grow. If you are starting Tomatoes inside like me...aim for a frost free date for your area to do the final planting outside in the real world. ...Be patient a little longer for heat loving Basil, they need + 10 degrees at night for sucess. Meanwhile, eating Peas, Sweet peas & Sunflowers are fun easy seed to plant with children NOW.

On the farm, we have started planting our veggie garden with Lettuces, Leeks, Green onions, Brocolli, Cauliflower, Swiss chard & Kale from our starts plus Violas, Cornflowers & Calendula. Sweet peas & eating Peas all in & up! Potato patch hilled...Squash & Basil next and direct seeding Beans! Read about our new veggie garden layout for less paths & more production in my May's Muse article.

For information for the farm's croquet club or dry stone wall building.... Email michael@happyvalleylavender.com or call the farm! Watch for our new "Green Roof" Garden shop this Spring~

In season, we carry a wide selection of Lavender plants, Herbs, Vegetable starts, Edible flower plants and our favourite Rugosa Roses ...plus an array of exotics from Scented Geraniums, Lemon Verbena, Pineapple Sage, Gentian Sage, Stachys Hildago & many more temptations…

Lavender still holds the farm stage, front & center~ with varieties that grow best in Victoria's climate and most of all: smell heavenly! Traditional Lavandula angustifolia varieties smell the best...remembering for the Chef: Scent equals Taste! Other varieties are chosen for looks and performance. See our updated Lavender propagation list 2012

Herb plant selections always include a traditional range of Herbs from Cooking herbs for the professional Chef or at home, herbs for Teas, herbs for simple Medicinal recipes and home cosmetic bases plus herbs for Bees & Butterflies!

Vegetable starts will include favourites I grow for my own family in our vibrant veggie patch you can wander for inspiration plus a selection of varieties specially chosen for smaller gardening projects! Check out Tomato selections for 2012 here

Sorry we do not ship plants...Farm sales only.
Weekends April through August 10am-5pm.
3505 Happy Valley Road, Langford
Please call 250-474-5767 for messages

In the dried Lavender department; Stock wise for dried 2011 Sweet Lavender on the farm...We are down to simply sachets filled with our dark purple English "Hidcote" Lavender in your choice of emboidered white cotton or silky plain purple...

For Culinary Lavender 2011: Please call Feys+Hobbs  Canteen 250-590-5761. Now open at 2249 Oak Bay Avenue...Across from the Blethering Place and right next to the Royal Bank at Oak Bay and Monterey. They have the last of our bulk 2011 dried Sweet Lavender supply!

Booking for bulk dried Lavender from Harvest 2012 begins in June as we cut mid to late July; dry, clean & screen ready to ship by late August...You can pre-order with a small deposit.

Fresh Sweet Lavender bundle season starts mid July with the shorter Sweet angustifolia Lavenders; mainly English "Munstead Blue", French "Maillette" ( a dainty blue)and English "Hidcote Purple". These all have a great rich fragrance famous in Aromatherapy! The taller Lavandin varieties with a very long elegant stem start blooming early August in traditional blue & a small amount of pure white bloom stems. We also dry all these varieties to have bundles out of season to ship for orders...

Check out our year round Lavender products & treats here ~ Farm made Lavender products from teas to cooking blends; sachets to bath salts, lovely soaps, Lavender essential oil and more~ Not forgetting *GIFT CARDS* for plants & product...you name the amount!

Our 2012 Lavender recipe is for a gluten free cookie "Lavender Amaretti"

Bonus Lavender recipe ... Lynda's Lavender Marmalade!

Check our ongoing collection of Metchosin Muse gardening articles ... Our current one is "An Appetite for Winter" with lots of ideas & recipes.

For local gardening events, check here.