Farm
About The Farmers
Red Oak Lavender Farm LLC is owned and passionately in loved by David and Tina. After years of loving the outdoors, David hiking all over the US and Ireland and Tina's love for gardening, Tina decided to turn over very out grown pasture into a field of lavender. She studied and researched for a year before planting her first plant, because funds were very low and she was told that lavender could not grow in Georgia with its acidic clay soil and huge amount of rainfall and humidity. But this one simple garden grew, so one more field was planted with the help of a college student that grew up on his family farm.
Then Tina met David, a retired engineer that retired from the GDOT as a material expert. Their knowledge was bound to create the most amazing farm where lavender and flowers abound. David knew what amendments had to be added and a passion to really grow the business by planting many fields of lavender and then he also added Dahlias, his grandmothers passion which he helped her care for these beauties.
Since the six years they met the farm has grown to 5 acres filled with lavender and specialty flowers for so many visitors to enjoy. They have added lavender products, which they sell in their cottage shop and have workshops to share their love and passion for lavender and flowers.
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MEET THE REST OF THE STAFF
Bill
Bill has been our outside Manage for 1.5 years now helping with everything, including planting, tilling, harvesting, pruning, pulling weeds, irrigation, timing of watering, building frames, germination, and even helping with tours as needed. Bill has never worked on a farm before, but loves the outdoors. And when he is not at the farm you can probably find him fly fishing on one of the mountain rivers.
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OUR SUMMER Staff
Angela Lee
Barbara Love
Shanna Estes