Plan an Ohio summer day around lavender farms and flower fields with soft colors, peaceful paths, and scenic charm.

Undulating rows of purple flowers stretch as far as the eye can see, a floral fragrance lingering just above them, wafted gently by a warm breeze. Summer means that lavender has come into season, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover travel, specializing in adventure and the great outdoors. Rows of purple, fragrant flowers are a treat to see and smell.

Fragrant Isle Lavender Farm in Wisconsin is the Midwest’s largest, and owners Edgar and Martine Anderson have a mission to educate the public about lavender. This photo, submitted to former Reader’s ...

Leaving behind Saturday’s housework and chores, the unmown lawn, and weeds beginning to top the flowers, my three daughters and I headed for Oxford, Iowa to see the Calyx Creek Lavender & Lodging Farm ...