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Photos: Lavender is blooming at the Life Under the Oaks farm north of Tucson
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Photos: Lavender is blooming at the Life Under the Oaks farm north of Tucson

  • Mamta Popat
  • Jun 7, 2023
  • Jun 7, 2023 Updated Jun 9, 2023

June can be miserable in Tucson — the heat ramps up and there’s typically little rain. But for Carolyn Blair, June is a month to celebrate. It was 2018 when she purchased nearly 3,000 lavender plants after previously using lavender for medicinal reasons and feeling in awe of the lavender fields she visited in Washington State. She’s the owner of Life Under the Oaks Farm, 1221 N. Rancho Robles Road, which is home to not only a lavender field but an on-site boutique, events and lavender picking.

Lavender begins to bloom around Memorial Day and hits its peak in mid-June. This year marks Blair’s fifth bloom season in Oracle, the tiny town about an hour north of downtown Tucson.

Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

After building a wreath made with lavender, Phyllis Christie checks out a blooming culinary lavender plant in her fairy wings at Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm in Oracle, Ariz. on June 1, 2023.

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Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

Phyllis Christie, left, and Pamela Thompson put the finishing touches on their wreaths at Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm in Oracle on June 1, 2023.

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Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

A statue looks out onto the blooming field of lavender at Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm in Oracle, Ariz. on June 1, 2023.

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Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

Phyllis Christie, left, and Pamela Thompson, middle, talk with Carolyn Blair after posing for a photo with their wreaths at Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm in Oracle, Ariz. on June 1, 2023. Blair is the owner of the farm and hosts many events including wreath making workshops.

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Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

While wearing their fairy wings, Pamela Thompson, left, and Phyllis Christie walk by the lavender field in bloom at Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm in Oracle, Ariz. on June 1, 2023.

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Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

Culinary lavender plants in bloom at Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm in Oracle, Ariz. on June 1, 2023.

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Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

An insect rests on one of the culinary lavender plants in bloom at Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm in Oracle, Ariz. on June 1, 2023.

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Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

Lavender plants are in bloom at Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm in Oracle, Ariz. on June 1, 2023.

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Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

Lavender plants are in bloom at Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm in Oracle, Ariz. on June 1, 2023.

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Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

A boutique shop selling everything lavender opened in January of this year at Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm.

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Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

A boutique shop selling everything lavender opened in January of this year at Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm.

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Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

A boutique shop selling everything lavender opened in January of this year at Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm.

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Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

Culinary lavender plants in bloom at Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm on June 1, 2023.

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Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm

Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm, 1221 N. Rancho Robles Road in Oracle, Ariz. on June 1, 2023.

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