Lavender Baskets

Fresh lavender stocks are used for these aromatic baskets. When harvesting lavender to make your baskets do so on a dry day and in the morning when the flowers on the lavender plant are not quite open. Cut the bloom stocks as long as possible below the flower head.

Trim all stocks to the same length and tie with cotton thread just under the flower heads. Tie firmly, but not so tight that you cut into the stocks. Carefully bend the stems back over the flower heads. Space the stocks evenly to form a basket. Again, tie the stocks as close to the flower heads as possible. Hang to dry in a warm placeout of direct sunlight or heat. When dried, tie a ribbon over the treads holding the stocks together creating a loop to be used to hang your basket in a closet, on a coathanger or to lay in a drawer.

You can refresh your lavender basket with a few drops of lavender essential oil shown below.

If you have already harvested and dried your lavender or have lavender you would like to use, make our Lavender Sachets

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If you would like to learn the health benefits of lavender please visit Tao Herb Farm

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Lavender Essential Oil ½ oz Lavender oil is used in baths, room sprays, toilet waters, perfumes, colognes, massage oils, sachets, salves, skin lotions and oils. It has a sweet, balsamic, floral aroma which combines well with many oils including citrus, clove, patchouli, rosemary, clary sage and pine. Aromatherapy benefits: balancing, soothing, normalizing, calming, relaxing, healing. Essential, absolute and resin oils are volatile, fragrant materials extracted from the root, bark, wood, seed, fruit, leaf or flower of a single plant. The plants used to produce these oils are grown on certified organic fields and are third-party certified by Quality Assurance International; no synthetic chemicals are used in growing or processing them. Steam distillation and cold pressing are used to extract the essential oil from the plant. Essential oils and absolutes are very potent and should always be used sparingly and in conjunction with a reliable reference. Essential oils contain the odor, taste and medicinal properties of the plant itself, but in very concentrated form, with no base oil, alcohol, water or dilutants added.

Lavender A perennial favorite in formal and casual gardens alike, our Lavender is a hearty breed that requires only a sunny spot and water. It is planted in a hand-painted, blue terra cotta pot and should last indefinitely. Approximately 14"h x 8"w.

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