photo by: Nick Krug

Liberty Hollis, Lawrence, leans over to cut sprigs of lavender at Jack and Kathy Wilson's lavender fields south of Clinton Lake Wednesday, June 29, 2011. The Wilsons estimate that they have four to five acres of lavender plants.

photo by: Nick Krug

Lawrence resident Sally Birmingham tosses a bunch of lavender into a red wagon at Jack and Kathy Wilson's lavender fields south of Clinton Lake Wednesday, June 29, 2011. The Wilsons hire a crew of workers each year to harvest the organically grown crop, which is dried and made into Washington Creek Lavender products.

photo by: Nick Krug

Lavender bunches begin to pile up in a wagon while workers continue to cut Wednesday, June 29, 2011.