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4 places to experience lavender season in Chattanooga

We’re taking you all on a trip to the lavender fields this season — read along for local farms offering a chance to pick the blooms.

June 5, 2024 • 
Haley Bartlett
Lavender fields at Flat Top Mountain Farm during a sunset

Let the harvest begin.

Photo by @flattop_mtn_farm

We’ve got another flowering season ahead of us, folks and it’s even more lavish — this year’s lavender harvest has begun at these local farms in the Greater Chattanooga area.

Flat Top Mountain Farm, 638 Bowman Cemetery Rd., Soddy-Daisy

See this farm’s first-ever harvest, offering u-picks on select dates from Thursday, June 6 through Sunday, June 23. Adult tickets start at $5.

Lookout Lavender Farm, 1039 N. Moore Rd., Rising Fawn, GA

Create a lavender bundle straight from the fields starting Friday, June 7 through Saturday, June 22. Note: The farm is closed on Sundays + Mondays.

Wadecraft Farms, 147 Patty Rd., Ringgold, GA

Walk through the lavender fields on the weekends now through Sunday, June 16. Bonus: Bring a picnic and see the alpacas.

Shabo Farm, 381 Bailey Rd., Benton

Travel ~45 minutes from Chattanooga to this family farm as it kicks off its u-pick weekends on Friday, June 7. Bonus: Stay the weekend at one of the farm’s lodging units.

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