Lavender Lane Flower Farm is bringing color, calm and creativity to the Brandon area with its you-pick flower fields that invite visitors to slow down and enjoy nature. Owner Emmalie Holt said the idea for the farm began after a family trip.
"I visited a flower farm with my mom and sisters a few years back and fell in love," Holt said. "My husband and I knew we wanted to live on an acreage, so when I told him that I wanted to start a flower farm, we started looking for an acreage."
The Holts eventually found a perfect spot and decided to make it happen. Lavender Lane, which opened in 2022, grows about 30 varieties of flowers, including local favorites like dahlias, zinnias, and sunflowers. Visitors can stroll through rows of blooms, pick their own bouquet, or grab a pre-cut bloom bucket to take home.
Running a flower farm in South Dakota comes with unique challenges, Holt said. The short growing season means most seeds must be started indoors to bloom by mid-July, adding that the unpredictable climate limits which varieties will survive.
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