Chappell Hill Lavender Farm

You know…
It’s alright.
A cool enough lavender farm outside of Brenham, TX (home of Blue Bell Ice Cream… make sure you go visit the creamery not too far from here).
The GOOD: the farm is huge. A nice pavilion/​gazebo and pond both add to the scenery. You can pick your own lavender at $ 5 per bundle and peruse the gift shop for products. The OWNER is a friendly, helpful lady.
The NOT-​so-​good: I aesthetically didn’t care for how the lavender was planted. Most places have the lavender plant «beds»??? grown close together in a continuous row… row after row. These lavender «beds» or «patches» were grown far apart and made the farm look a bit amateur and spotty. I think I get what she was doing, though: in Texas, it rains so much. Growing lavender in a wet/​rainy area presents a challenge because lavender has to be on raised beds, in full sun… allowing the water to drain away from it… and it has to be kept relatively dry or else it faces the potential problem of mildew. I think she was giving her plants as much space, air and room as possible considering it rains so much in the area, but I’d definitely close the gap between some of the plants for aesthetic purposes. I wholeheartedly believe it wouldn’t hurt. Bring your farm together a little more.
And the lady who does social media for them seemed a bit curt and entitled. Businesses… watch the people who do social media for you. Make sure they are genuine people who love to interact with folks. Cause if not, they can really hurt your business.
And maybe you can make your farm a little more exciting by offering fun stuff to do? Maybe make a picnic area for people to sit and enjoy the farm? Maybe grow fruit and have u-​pick orchards? Classes on making baskets and lavender pillows? Something. Have things that will attract more people. The Social media lady should get on that. Work, hunny.
All in all, I really hope this lavender farm thrives and grows with creativity.