Crystal Heap of Lynden admires a lavender bouquet as her daughter, Lillian, 6, looks on at Old Barn Lavender Company near Sequim on Saturday, part of Sequim Lavender Weekend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Crystal Heap of Lynden admires a lavender bouquet as her daughter, Lillian, 6, looks on at Old Barn Lavender Company near Sequim on Saturday, part of Sequim Lavender Weekend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Fresh lavender in Sequim fields

Crystal Heap of Lynden admires a lavender bouquet as her daughter, Lillian, 6, looks on at Old Barn Lavender Company near Sequim on Saturday, part of Sequim Lavender Weekend.

Marissa Rose of Port Orchard and her daughter, Emberly Rose, 4, cut fresh lavender stalks at Fleurish Lavender of Lost Mountain near Carlsborg on Saturday during Sequim Lavender Weekend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Marissa Rose of Port Orchard and her daughter, Emberly Rose, 4, cut fresh lavender stalks at Fleurish Lavender of Lost Mountain near Carlsborg on Saturday during Sequim Lavender Weekend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

April Van Der Pol, left, and Keely Hogan, both of Kent, create lavender wreaths on Saturday at Meli’s Lavender in Sequim, a participating farm of Sequim Lavender Weekend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

April Van Der Pol, left, and Keely Hogan, both of Kent, create lavender wreaths on Saturday at Meli’s Lavender in Sequim, a participating farm of Sequim Lavender Weekend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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