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It’s not Provence, but the next best thing
More than 700 attend Lavender Fields at Warrington Manor’s annual festival
The farm, opened by Sharon Harris and Marie Mayor in 2003, contains 3,000 lavender plants and several flower gardens, including one with 64 varieties of Dahlias. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOS
June 20, 2018
The Labyrinth at Warrington Manor is an exact duplicate of the one on the floor of the Cathedral of Chartres near Paris, France, and is 42 feet in diameter.
Violet and Isaiah Cooney have fun on a tree swing in an out-of-the-way spot at Lavender Fields.
David Downing plays the steel drums for festival goers.
Isaiah Mohr of Rehoboth Beach is trying to catch a butterfly flying in a lavender field.
Kylie, left, and Ellie Dickson of Greenwood pose with Brooke Pennington as they look at lavender.
Munstead, an English lavender, blooms in early June and produces flowers all season. It’s the primary lavender used in cooking. It’s just one of many varieties at Lavender Fields.
Irene Doyle is an English lavender that blooms twice each season making it a favorite with butterflies and bees.
Flowers are placed in just about conceivable type of container at Warrington Manor.
A bicycle is used as a centerpiece in one of the many garden beds at Lavender Fields.
Black-eyed Susan
Orange day lily
Coreopsis daybreak
Coreopsis early sunrise
A large crowd turned out for a festival June 9 at Lavender Fields at Warrington Manor near Cool Spring. The event included children’s activities and workshops, including one for cooking with lavender.
