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Re: lavender

Natalie J. Damrauer wrote:
>> > I have beautiful lavender growing wonderfully and smelling divine!  i
> want to dry it, prevseve it, use it later, whatever!  Help!  What do I do
> to achieve my goal?
>
Another thing you can do is make old-fashioned "lavendar bottles" for
use as sachets.

Cut an uneven number of stalks with full heads and stems about 12" long.
Using 1//4" ribbon tie the bundle together close to the flower head so
that you have one long end of the ribbon and one about 6 inches long.
Bend the stems back up over the heads and then use the long end of the
ribbon to weave in and out of the stems from the knot up to the top of
the heads. Keep the weaving ribbon snug and flat with the edges close to
each other. When you reach the end of the flower heads tied the ribbon
around the stem bundle and trim for appearance. At this point you can
cut the stems to within an inch or two of the "bottle" or leave them
longer.

Hope this is clear enough to understand. Don't have a pic file to send
but if it is not clear let me know and I will try making a sketch and
send you a scan.

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