Woods Edge Lavender at King Pine Farms
We began our lavender journey in 2021, planting 75 lavender shrubs. Experimenting and learning about how lavender responds to Minnesota’s northern climate has been a ton of fun. Encouraged by the heartiness of the plants, and the beauty of the flowering stems we continued to expand, and by 2024 we had 470 lavender shrubs in the ground!
In 2025, as we enter our fourth year with lavender we have found that much of our lavender was not able to recover from this winter’s harsh cold.
Unfortunately, we lost about 60% of our lavender plants, and the plants that survived are fragile and focused on regaining strength. While each plant is being carefully tended to as it begins to regrow, they are unlikely to produce very many buds this year. So you won’t see us around the community this year with our lavender.
But we're haven’t given up!
Many of the lavender shrubs we planted in 2025 survived the winter, and we were able to add additional plants spring of 2026 including a new variety called Essense Purple. It comes from the "Proven Winners" line, so we are crossing our fingers that it thrives!
Where do we go from here? Right now, our primary focus is to keep building back our plots and see where the journey takes us. We are incredibly thankful to be able to fulfill all of our wholesale partners' orders this season. If we end up with any additional retail products available, we will be sure to keep you posted!
Our Lavender . . .
A sampling of our Lavender Products from 2024 (pictured below).
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Culinary Lavender Jar
Make a lavender simple syrup, honey lavender butter and more!
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Small Dried Lavender Bundle
A little goes a long way with these sweet little bundles. These bundles are just the right addition to your home decor, and the scent is long-lasting.
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Large Dried Lavender Bundles
This variety of lavender is named Phenomenal, and it lives up to its name. You will find that it adds “phenomenal” beauty and scent to your home. Grown on our small farm in Stacy, MN, the bundle is approximately 80-100 stems, and 16-19 inches tall.
Cooking with Lavender.
The internet is bursting with recipes that include lavender. Here are a couple simple recipes I use quite a bit.
I hope you enjoy them!
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Great on bread, vegetables and more!
1 C. salted butter
1 1/2 T dried lavender (pounded)
1 T. Honey
Soften butter. Pound the lavender in a ziplock bag to release the scent. Stir lavender and honey into butter and enjoy!
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Add this to lemonade, mixed drinks and more!
1 C. Sugar
2 C. Boiling Water
1 T. Culinary Lavender
Straining material e.g. cheesecloth
Pour boiling water over lavender and sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved. Cool mixture overnight in refrigerator. Strain the buds from the liquid and enjoy!
