Lavender
Evergreen shrub
18 inches - 3 feet

Cultivation

Site	Sunny and open to discourage fungus disease.
Soil	Well drained, sandy with lime content.
Propagation	Take 4-8" stem cuttings during autumn or spring, or divide or layer plant. Sow from fresh seed in late summer or autumn.
Growing	Thin or transplant to 18"- 2 feet apart, or 12" for hedge. Remove faded flower stems; prune hedges and straggly plants in late autumn, or early spring.
Harvesting	Gather flowering stems just as flowers open. Pick leaves anytime.
Preserving	Dry flowering stems by laying on open trays, or hanging in small bunches.

Uses

Decorative	Whole plant - Good for hedging. Flower - Hang dried bunches on it's own or with other tiny flowers. Add sprigs to wreaths and nose gays.
Culinary	Flower - Use to flavor jams and to make lavender vinegar. Mix small amounts with savory herbs for fragrant stews. Crystallize flowers. Leaf - Bitter; used in southern European cooking.
Household	Flower - Put dried flowers in sachets and bundles to scent drawers and to protect linen from moths. Rub fresh flowers on skin, or pin on clothes, to discourage flies. Stem - Use dried as incense or scented fire lighters.
Cosmetic	Flower - Make tonic water for delicate and sensitive skins to speed cell replacement and for antiseptic against acne. Add to soap. Use oil in massage for muscular aches, fluid retention and cellulite.
Aromatic	Flower - Use in potpourri, herb pillows, linen sachets. Add a few drops of essential oil to final rinse water for scented linen or hair.
Medicinal	Flower - Infuse as a teas to soothe headaches, calm nerves, ease flatulence, fainting, dizziness, and halitosis. Use neat essential oil as antiseptic, mild sedative and pain killer, particularly on insect bites, stings and small burns. Add six drops to bath water to calm irritable children, and place one drop on the temple for headache relief. Blend for use as a massage oil in aromatherapy for throat infections, skin sores, inflammation, rheumatic aches, anxiety, insomnia and depression.