Last week we took a family jaunt out to a lavender farm about an hour away. We thought checking out the lavender festival going on that day would be a fun day-trip to do with the kids and would make some new & different kinda memories.

There were backcountry and fun hippie-folk artisans of every variety peddling their wares. There were food vendors selling all kinds of food featuring lavendar as the main ingredient… lavender lemonade, corn on the cob sprinkled with lavender – you name it!

But what we all enjoyed most was picking our own lavendar fresh from the earth to take home with us. That was a first for us, so of course we marked the occasion with some pictures.  We learned the best way to cut lavender is to cut two stems down from the top, so that the remaining plant is kept well preserved.

I’ve always loved herbs of all kinds, but lavender is definitely one of my favorite herbs. Not only is it beautiful, but it has dozens of uses. It is a fragrant and relaxing aromatic, and it can be used in baking, lotion making, gourmet cooking, tea making, tinctures and much more.

Lavender also has some compelling but often overlooked properties including:

  • Antidepressant
  • Analgesic
  • Antiseptic
  • Cicatrizant
  • Expectorant
  • Nervine
  • Vulnerary

All this is to say, I was excited to bring home some fresh-cut lavendar to use around the house! I plan to make homemade lavender sachets with the girls soon, but first we had to make the classic lavender lemonade.

Now here is where you get to learn from my mistakes 😉 There is definitely a right way and a wrong way to go about making lavender lemonade. You know all those pretty pictures you see of the classic lavender buds floating in the lemonade pitcher? Ok so, it’s really not as simple as making a pitcher of lemonade and throwing in the buds. Take it from me and don’t try to shortcut the process, as the end result is nothing like what you’ll get if you do it the real way. Enough said 🙂

Once I discovered there was no such thing as taking the easy way out, we finally nailed it with this recipe. Delicious!

Natural lavender lemonade recipe
6 Servings
Prep: 10 min. + standing

Ingredients

  • 2-1/2 cups water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon dried lavender or 10 -12 drops lavender essential oil
  • 2-1/2 cups cold water
  • 1 cup lemon juice
  • Ice cubes

Directions

  • In a large saucepan, bring water and sugar to a boil. Remove from the
  • heat; add lavender. Cover and let stand for 1 hour.
  • Strain, discarding any lavender flowers. Stir in cold water and lemon juice.
  • Serve over ice.
All Natural DIY lavender lemonade recipe
Print off this recipe for easy, all natural Lavender Lemonade and enjoy this refreshing drink this summer!

Natural lavender lemonade recipe
Have you ever visited a lavender farm or grown your own lavender?  Let us know if you’ll be trying this recipe!

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