About Amy

Wild About Teaching!!!

A teacher for >20 years!

I am obsessed with growing different varieties of lavender! I currently grow more than 90 cultivars.

With a biology education, I set out to learn every dimension of lavender science I can find. I even wandered over to the Alps in Provence, France the last two summers to try to study lavender's growth habits in the wild!

I am also researching sustainable lavender farming. I have impletmentable ideas for diversifying farms.

I educate people to celebrate lavender's diversity and empower new growers to plant and harvest their own elegant flowers!

I Grow > 90 Cultivars of Lavender

The Evolution and Diversity of the Genus Captivates Me
Did you know the Genus Lavandula has ~ 47 Species?
It grows in the wild in the Mediterranean.
It is in the Lamiaceae Family, which means its related
to mint, sage, thyme and rosemary.
This is the type of stuff I spend my spare time geeking out about.

I go to conferences, read books and articles, talk to experts, listen to podcasts, make my own observations, and take classes, so I can learn about and then teach things like this.

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From presentation at United States Lavender Grower's Association 2023 coference in Portland.
Michael Lemmers "Lavender Distillation: Beyond the Basics."

Mom's Lavender

My mom's exquisite 20 year old lavender plant! It has thrived at 3000 ft (914 m) in volcanic soil in a mixed conifer forest in Northern California. This is actually a natural habitat for this species of lavander, Lavandula angustifolia.