It was time to place an order. “So I ordered 300 little lavender plugs; I knew nothing about lavender,” McPherson said. “In fact, I didn’t even like lavender.

Tucked away in the hills of Union County is a farm growing the sweet-smelling specialty crop called lavender. Doug and Charlotte Clover of Shawnee Hills Lavender Farm have opened their farm to the ...

If a two-day farm festival filled with U-PICK lavender, live music, artisan booths and pony rides sounds like your kind of weekend getaway, pack up the family and head to Lavender Lane in Milan—just ...