Gail went to the Lavender Farm and sent us photos and notes:
Last Saturday I attended Lavender Lane In Milan Michigan for their day
festival. Here are a few pics from my visit. It was a sunny, partly cloudy day with humidity rising as time went on. I arrived early around 10:30 am. only to find cars clogging the road from both directions, waiting to be
allowed onto the property from the single entry point-despite the entry fee of $5 PER HEAD. There were a number of people there.
There were both English and French Lavender:
The owners had lavender plants for sale,in addition to a limited quantity of homemade & commercially made lavender crafts (which pretty much had sold out by 12noon). Another draw were various booths on site; including food, jewelry, clothing, yard art, and
caricature drawings……..
People were not the only creatures to be enticed by the smells of lavender. Honey bees and bumble bees flitted around the field as they sought to find the best honey-spreading pollen as they did.
Bumble bee
Honey Bee
Among the flowers were artists who set up to put their talents and the scenery on canvas.
The owner said, of what he had for sale, the English lavender was the hardiest for our area and
not a favorite because it is pink vs purple in color. The French lavender is the purple one. I assumed
with the high humidity, the air would be heavy with that wonderful aroma lavender emits but as I went about
with my nose high, the air seemed to lack that aroma and found limited spots where you could smell it. Others
voiced the same findings. This was not the only debated issue for the day. I enjoyed my visit, but in all fairness, I must say a bit disappointed. My opinion, this was an example of social media being a disservice. Far too many people for the size of the operation, their millions being made on entry fees and not product (which I thought over priced). A great enterprise idea for Monroe County but for right now, this young couple may want to focus on taking product to local farmer markets……
Monroe County Master Gardener Association 
thanks gail for the photos and your honest assesment . It looks more like a craft show than a horticulture event. Still alot of work involved for the owners.