LINCOLN — “Open for Business: A Nebraska Women in Agripreneurship Series” will feature Our Lavender Co., a family farm near Big Springs, during its next live webcast at 6:30 p.m.

(509) 244-0767 or go to www.gardengatelavender.com Vivian Nielsen runs Garden Gate Lavender Farm with more than 2,500 plants. Not bad for a woman who could never keep her houseplants alive.

In 2004, about a year after investing in 40 acres of land on Horton Bay Road N., the Longworths decided to start planting lavender on their new property in the fields behind the barn.

Dan and Cyndi Smith’s lavender business, Peace, Love and Lavender, will have its grand opening from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday near Johnson Lake.

A lavender field in Worcestershire has been named among the most beautiful to visit in the UK, in a list by Conde Nast Traveller. The travel publication said: “Picture a field of lavender, and you'll ...