Bulk lavender flowers???

[Nicos]

I'm looking to buy a lot of loose lavender flowers for my daughter's wedding.
I've seen some on e-bay for £28 a kilo.
Is that a good price...and what sort of size is a kilo???( cm x cm wise??)

[Headfry]

Hi Nicos, I had lavender in my flowers on my wedding day.
I bought the lavender plants and had the flowers used - I still have the plants growing (hope they have been ok in all this cold) that was 16 years ago now. Cuttings are really easy so family and friends get a share of my wedding day flowers!

Do you need lots of flowers or some for arrangements?

[scarey55]

I have just found this (admittedly in UK) there are a range of prices but you can buy 1Kg for 14.99 which is "about the size of a small scatter cushion"
Strangely enough some of it comes from Provence - Might be cheaper to drive down and collect some from the farms there
EDIT; Ooh, ooh, I feel a road trip coming on!

[Creemteez]

Whatya planning on doing with 'em, Nicos?

[Patchninja]

I've bought from here and it's gorgeous!
Dried Lavender - Jersey Lavender - Essential Oil, Dried Lavender & Lavender Soap

or here from Provence!
Delphelisa.com

[MrsC]

Hello Nicos

Here's a link for you 1kg £9.99, worth a look, not sure of delivery costs on that. Have used this company so can recommend.

[Nicos]

Hello Nicos

Here's a link for you 1kg £9.99, worth a look, not sure of delivery costs on that. Have used this company so can recommend.

ooo...er...link please????

[Nicos]

Whatya planning on doing with 'em, Nicos?

Those little bag things you give to peeps after the wedding!( think they have a spesh name??)

...also fill some of my fabric hearts for selling!

[Nicos]

Looks like I'm looking at half the original price I'd found!!
Thanks guys!! ( any more suggestions will be gleefully received!

(..needed by end of May )

[scarey55]

Those little bag things you give to peeps after the wedding!( think they have a spesh name??)

Favours?nn

[jojo2910]

We had lavender flowers and delphinium flowers which we mixed for confetti. We had about 200g of lavender and 2 ltr of delphinium, which did 20 bags and then had about the same over again. All from ebay.

I warn you if you use it as confetti and it is thrown, it will get into places you don't want it to go. Everytime I went to the loo on the day I left a pile in the stall a trail of petals all round the hotel. Very pretty, biodegrable but itchy.

[Nicos]

Favours?nn

Ah ha!!!...that be the very word Watson!

[jojo2910]

We had some coir pots, which came with compost and a wild flower seed disc. The idea being people could grow them and they would be a reminder of the day. Most people took one look and asked us what they were and what they had to do with them.

[Nicos]

Hmm...doesn't surprise me!...but a lovely idea!!

My daughter is wanting some 'pretty ' favours with choccies...some smelly with lavender ....and the rest containing either flower or veg seeds...then peeps can choose which they want!
Most of her friends are environmentalists so I hope to goodness they'll know what to do with the seeds!!!

[Patchninja]

It's a lovely idea!