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Step 1
Purchase small lavender plants from a nursery or garden center and transplant in your own garden. Lavender is a hardy perennial herb and likes lots of sun. You can grow lavender from seeds or cuttings, but the easiest way is to start with small, established plants.
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Step 2
Grow lavender in full sun and well-draining soil. Fertilize once or twice a season.
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Step 3
Harvest lavender around the end of June or first part of July in the early morning when the oils in the plant are strongest.
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Step 4
Choose stems that are almost fully in bloom. Cut the stems and spread them out loosely on a screen to dry or bind several stems together with a rubber band and hang upside down in a dry, airy space to dry.
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Step 5
Remove the lavender buds from the stems. This can be done by placing the rubber band-bound stems into a clean pillowcase. Roll it up and gently press and roll it like you would a rolling pin. Do this on a flat surface. Scoop the buds out of the pillowcase and sift through to remove any large debris.
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Step 6
Use the harvested lavender buds in stress-relieving sachet pillows, lavender eye pillows, dream pillows, drawer liners, soothing lavender bath soaks, lavender soaps and oils, a laundry booster, dryer sachet, carpet freshener and many other uses to soothe the soul.
