Posts by Tara

But first, a few things that we’ve experienced while growing Lavender – Did you know that there are over 150 kinds of Lavender, and not all of them love Rhode Island’s climate? We have focused on a few hardy kinds of Lavender. Some have tall stalks and high oil content with a eucalyptus fragrance. Others…

Purple potatoes are not as easy as we thought. We’ve decided to stick to our “knitting” and re-focus on growing Lavender, and producing Lavender products including: Lavender bundles Lavender sachets Lavender soaps Lavender bath bombs Lavender topiaries Lavender wreaths

The winter of 2018 was tough on Whale Rock Lavender Farm. Day after day of single-digit temperatures was just too much for sections of our lavender fields and we lost a lot of plants. We have re-grouped and re-planted so we’ll bounce back for next spring. The plants that did survive were exceptionally beautiful, with…