We have two enormous lavender bushes in
our garden, and they have loved all the sunshine we have had this year. Sprout has been fascinated by all the bumble
bees and butterflies that have been attracted to them.
It seemed a shame for all those fragrant
buds to go to waste so a few weeks ago Sprout and I cut a handful of stems and
hung them in the cupboard under the stairs.
I did a little research into the best way to dry the stalks and
discovered that using an elastic band (or in our case a hair tie with blue
hearts on – not mine obviously!) instead of string was advised as the drying
process shrinks everything. The elastic
band shrinks with the stems as they dry keeping them in a nice tight bunch.
Having never dried lavender before, I
thought I would have a quick scout around the internet to find out what I could
do with it once it has dried other than put it in my pants drawer!
Here’s a round-up of 10 ideas....
The Lavender lemonade and shortbread look
delicious and are definitely floating my boat at the moment. Let me know if you’ve got any other ideas of
what I could do with my lavender!
Sprout’s House
xox
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