About Seafoam Lavender Company & Gardens
Seafoam Lavender Company & Gardens is a small, family-owned lavender producer on Highway 6 in Seafoam, near River John on Nova Scotia's Northumberland Strait shore. The family grows lavender in rows on the farm and turns it into soaps, skin care, bath products, aromatherapy items, culinary goods and home and garden pieces, sold from the farm store and online.
The farm store is open every day from noon to 5 p.m., from Mother's Day weekend through the second weekend of October, with no appointment needed. Outside that season you can shop by appointment. The big moment of the year is the u-pick: for about ten days, usually around mid-July, the production field opens for visitors to cut their own bouquets. The timing moves with the weather, and the farm posts updates on its social pages.
U-pick bouquets are priced by size: 5 CAD plus tax for each inch of stem diameter, measured at the base. An inch is roughly 75 stems and takes 20 to 30 minutes to cut. The farm hands out scissors, a measuring tool, rubber bands and instructions; check in at the information booth or the cashier in the Visitors' Centre. The farm does not sell ready-made fresh bouquets, and fresh lavender wilts within a day or two, so for a lasting bunch the farm suggests drying it, which takes about a week.
Lismore Sheep Farm in River John is about 10 minutes away, an easy pairing with a summer visit.
Lavender here
- When it blooms
- about ten days around mid-July (u-pick window)
- Visiting
- Farm store open daily noon to 5 p.m., Mother's Day weekend to mid-October; u-pick for about ten days around mid-July; off-season by appointment.
From the farm shop
- Lavender soaps
- Skin care
- Bath products
- Aromatherapy items
- Culinary lavender
- Home goods
What to do
- Cut your own lavender bouquet during the roughly ten-day u-pick around mid-July
- Shop lavender soaps, skin care and culinary lavender in the farm store
- Dry your u-pick bundle at home for a bouquet that lasts
- Visit any day noon to 5 from Mother's Day weekend to mid-October
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Farm store daily from Mother's Day weekend to the second weekend in October; u-pick about ten days around mid-July
- Hours
- Mother's Day weekend to the second weekend in October: daily 12 to 5 p.m.; off-season by appointment
- Admission
- U-pick: 5 CAD plus tax per inch of bouquet diameter
Good to know
- Dogs
- Not allowed
- Reservations
- Walk-in in season; appointment off-season
Tips for your visit
- Leave pets at home; they are not allowed on the farm.
- Watch their social pages in July for the exact u-pick dates, which shift with the weather.
- Budget 20 to 30 minutes of cutting for each inch of bouquet.
- There is no regular phone line; email or message them with questions.
Pair it with a nearby stop
Lismore Sheep Farm · about 10 minutes away
River John is just along the shore, so the sheep farm and the lavender store fit in one afternoon.
Getting there
Questions
When is the lavender u-pick at Seafoam?
For about ten days, usually around mid-July, depending on the weather.
How much does u-pick cost?
5 CAD plus tax per one-inch bouquet diameter, measured at the base of the stems.
Can I bring my dog?
No. Pets are not allowed on the farm.
Can I buy fresh lavender bouquets?
No. Fresh lavender is pick-your-own only.
🗺️ Part of the guide Things to Do Near the Lavender Farm of Tatamagouche & River John, Nova Scotia
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