An Update on Our Lavender Farm Kelowna + Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas
2024 is off to a rocky start for our lavender farm Kelowna. The Okanagan climate has been experiencing fluctuating temperatures, creating a confusing environment for several plants growing on our property. While lavender is undoubtedly hardy, the inconsistency in weather poses a significant challenge for our crop. In light of these changes, we thought it would be fitting to provide…
Blog Recap: Kelowna Lavender Makes the Perfect Holiday Gift!
We cannot believe that it is already December! It feels like just yesterday that we were finishing our first harvest and prepping Lavender Jack’s for its opening day. This year has been huge for our Kelowna lavender farm in terms of growth and development. Over the course of the last eleven months, we’ve unveiled new products, opened a storefront, and…
An Update on Our Lavender Farm in the Okanagan
After a long Okanagan winter and abnormal spring temperatures, our summer on the farm isn’t looking the same as it has years previous. While many of our plants are doing exceptionally well with the warmer temperatures, some are a little slow to begin blooming. Now that we are almost in June, we thought it would be a good time to…
What Else is Blooming on our Okanagan Lavender Farm?
Spring has officially sprung! And, so have many of our spring flowers. This year, we’ve noticed that our tulips have been doing particularly well. Over the last few weeks, nearly all of our tulips have popped up to say hello! In celebration of these lovely flowers, we decided to make this month’s article a feature about tulips. Below we will…
Coming soon – A new lavender shop in Kelowna!
Anyone who has ordered lavender with us before knows that unfortunately, our farm does not currently have a physical lavender shop in Kelowna. Currently, our products are only available for online wholesale orders. Despite several calls every day asking to visit our farm, we simply do not have the zoning in place to allow on-site visitors. However, we have an…
What is Lavender Hydrosol?
Hydrosols have many different purposes and benefits. They can be made from all sorts of plant materials and share many similarities with essential oils. However, as the name suggests, they are mostly made of water. Hydrosols can be used in a variety of ways like aromatherapy or as air fresheners. In this article, we will be going over what lavender…
Bee-C Pollinators of Our Lavender Farm in Kelowna
In B.C, there are six categories of pollinators that help our farm thrive. Our bug friends are essential in the development of our plants. Many of these little creatures probably frequent your very own backyard. In this article, we will be going over some of the pollinators that we see in our farm. We will also tell you how to…
Dried Feather Reed Grass is Here!
Dried grasses create an impact for weddings and they’re ultra affordable! Take a quick spin through Instagram or any other social channel and you’ll find that dried grasses are having their moment. Especially when it comes to choosing wedding & event blooms. Who can disagree? Dried grass makes a lasting impact and is a stunning feature bloom when you consider…
End of the 2020 Lavender Season
Lavender Bundles For Sale Again in the Shop Soon! It’s almost a wrap on lavender season for 2020 here at McKinley Lavender Farm. We are totally sold out of all our lavender bundles! Thank you to everyone who ordered bundles, boxes and buds from us this season. Did you miss out on our first harvest? Not to worry, we’ll have…
2020 Harvest Has Begun & English Lavender Bundles Are Back In Stock!
We have dried lavender bundles back in stock for 2020! Our 2020 lavender harvest has finally begun! We got off to a slow start due to the rain and cooler than normal temperatures in the Okanagan, but our English varieties have finally had just enough sun to start cutting. We have added our English Folgate and Hidcote Lavender varieties back…