It smells amazing, can be used in food/craft projects – but how do you grow lavender successfully?
ERIN – Lavender is a Mediterranean mountain desert plant. So how can we grow it in Ontario?
It is important to choose the right cultivars that are hardy for Ontario winters. That list would include Melissa, Royal Velvet, Folgate, Munstead, Hidcote, and Super Blue for the English/True lavenders (Lavendula Angustifolia).
‘Green Files’ Podcast with Ben and Mark Cullen
Lee Anne is interviewed by Ben Cullen on the subject of lavender.
These lavender farms in Ontario need to be on your summer bucket list
Discover the picturesque lavender farms in Ontario, where the fields burst into full bloom from late June to mid-August every summer.
In the Hills Magazine: The Doer: Stonewell Farm
At Lee Anne Downey’s new lavender farm in Erin, small-batch products and intimate retreats are in the works.
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HGTV at Stonewell Farm
Backyard Builds came to consult with the ‘chicken coop expert’ aka me! I’m on around minute 12. Enjoy!
Our Homes Magazine
Lee Anne Downey always wanted to live in a stone house in the country. With properties in Oakville and Toronto, her husband, Tom Hitchman, was more comfortable in the city, but he acquiesced and the couple began their search for a new home.
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Our cup of Tea
Lavender is one of those plants showing up in local teapots, thanks to a mini-boom in lavender farms across Headwaters. At Stonewell Lavender Farm outside Erin, Lee Anne Downey has been creating teas using English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) buds harvested from her fields since 2019.
Historic Proportions
An iconic 150-year-old stone farmhouse is restored and modernized into an oasis of rural living in Erin – amid rows and rows of lavender.
Sunflower and Lavender Dreams
Local sunflower and lavender farms are bursting with some of nature’s showiest blooms. Here’s how to enjoy them in person and via handmade products that capture the magic.
