Delicate and fragrant, spikes of pale lavender buds offer year round colour to dried flower arrangements. The best time to harvest lavender out of your bushes is following the flower-spikes kind but before the buds open into complete flowering. Watch for flowers in early summer, following the spring rains are past but before the greatest days of the time. The buds are not dry on the plant, therefore they must be preserved by you for pot-pourri or flower shows.
Following the dew has dried but before the warmth of the day, the lavender flower-spikes in the morning. Select these with free but unopened flower buds for slicing.
Snip through the flower spike stem deep within the bush as feasible, utilizing a tiny pair of shears that are clear. Hold the spikes from the extended stems therefore you do not harm the flower buds as you acquire.
Wrap a rubber band stems. Loop string through the rubber-band to produce a hanging loop.
Hang the lavender stems upside-down in a dark-room, with excellent ventilation. Dry the buds for 2-3 months or till they feel papery and brittle.
To select the dried lavender buds support the down the stem flower side . Wrap your hand round the stem and attract it downward to dislodge the buds. Pick any buds remaining on the stalks yourself off and place them in the bowl together with the relaxation of the buds that are eliminated.