Lavenderland — Attraction in Richmond

I absolutely love lavender and had been planning to check this place out all summer…nice venue…there were fancy motorized carriages obviously geared towards weddings. You could buy products— no one tried selling these- offering samples or anything. So we walked right through. There was lavender ice cream but at 8.50 for an ice cream in a cone…I think I’ll pass. But I’m sure others don’t mind. Overall I think the price was a bit steep for the experience offered. It’s not so big…all there is to do is walk up and down rows of lavender and take photos. It was completely dead when we were there yesterday and the largest crop/type of lavender was not in bloom. So…there was basically one row of lavender in bloom. It was pretty and we made sure to pick our small bouquet (complimentary with the purchase of your ticket $27/2 people). There is a bit of a garden to walk around with a small waterfall feature and little pond. Quite nice although we were eaten alive by mosquitos once we walked in the grass area. Again…I think that it was not overly friendly or welcoming and staff didn’t seem especially enthusiastic about being there. And as mentioned by so many others, you get a coupon towards the purchase of a specific product. Which probably the person at the front should have been at the very least offering samples and explaining what it is…otherwise the whole concept of the coupon is interpreted as: “an opportunity to spend more money in lavender land. “ Recommendation: Last week I was at Granville Island and stumbled on a ‘Provence en Couleur’…the sales person(owner) was incredibly knowledgeable and walked us through the various products with great passion. I didn’t even hesitate spending money on these products. And I’ll be back there again to be sure. Lavenderland was a ‘meh’ experience for myself and my friend. And certainly a one time...

We came here with my family last week.

To be honest, the idea of a "lavender land" is so creative! I think it has potential of becoming a hit.

When we arrived, we entered a wooden building that reminded me of Whistler. It gives the fresh cabin vibes. There were products and essential oil/diffusers around the room.

There's also a storehouse where they extract the lavender into oil. They wake up at 5am to do this which only produces a little amount. I saw a review below this that says they didn't have any products because it was still shipping. That makes me wonder if they sell their own products, or just order it?

I believe there was also icecream, but I didn't get to check that out. They had advertisements saying they provide the lavemder flavor to Blackball[ I think? I forgot the name. Or was it Jenjudan].

However, the price was a hit higher than anticipated, with 1 ticket being $15~. The land itself is huge, and felt like the pumpkin patches we go on field trips to as a child.

Unfortunately, there wasn't much to see. Granted, I know the pandemic has gotten in the way of businesses around the world, so I don't blame them at all! But it just seems that they could do so much more. Instead of just displaying lavenders, I think it'd be nice to expand their services, and maybe add more varieties- to justify the high price I guess?

I believe Lavenderland has much space to grow, and I hope to come back when it does! Until then, keep up...

Went with the wife at the end of June and the Superblue and Grosso Lavender were in full bloom. It was a sunny day with few clouds making it beautiful and serene. There is a light sweet scent of lavender in the air if the wind catches it just right and towards your direction. Social media picture-friendly place. There's a little waterfall, a pond, a gazebo, replica heritage carriages, some outlining flowers, and some chairs and benches to sit and take in the serenity. The lavender field isn't massive but nor is it small. It's just big enough so you can see all of it in an hour or so depending on how quick you walk or how much time you spend snapping Instagram pictures. Adult tickets on weekends is $15 but it's also a coupon for $10 off on a lavender hydrosol which we did redeem making our hydrosol purchase price $6. The admission is fair if you think about the amount of work that goes into maintaining a property of this size. Lavenderland seems to take into consideration the comments and suggestions of past years to better future experiences. It's a work-in-progress. Visitors should definitely be made aware when purchasing tickets that if there is a harvest, you probably won't see much lavender left in the fields. At this point, a suggestion would be that Lavenderland should waive the admission fee if the visitor purchases an item from the gift shop as there isn't much of an attraction if there's no lavender...