With more than 3,500 flowering lavender plants, Lavender Abbey is like a slice of Provence in Carterton!

Annual ‘Pick Your Own Lavender’ days, held each December and January, see visitors from all over New Zealand come to pick a bunch, take photos among the lavender rows, and enjoy the incredible, fresh lavender aroma.

Lavender picking dates 2025-2026 (weather permitting):

• Saturday 20 December & Sunday 21 December 2025
• Saturday 27 to Wednesday 31 December 2025 (closed 25-26 Dec)
• Thursday 1 to Sunday 11 January 2026
• Saturday 17, Sunday 18 & Monday 19 January 2026
• Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 January 2026

The entry fee is $5 per person and lavender picking is $5 per bunch. 

Lavender Abbey also operate their ‘The Big Box of Lavender shop’ all year round, where you can buy health and wellness products made from some of the worlds freshest, most fragrant boutique lavender. The farm shop is open Saturday & Sunday 10am - 3pm most weekends.