French lavender sachets

Name: French lavender sachets
Yield: 4 sachets
Ingredients: 3 small handfuls of dried French lavender heads; the dried peel of 1 unwaxed orange (optional); 4 small cotton or linen bags (± 10 × 15 cm); ribbon or string

Updated on 10 October 2026

Makes: 4 sachets
Time: 15 min + 1 to 2 weeks drying
From: French lavender

Ingredients

3 small handfuls of dried French lavender heads
the dried peel of 1 unwaxed orange (optional)
4 small cotton or linen bags (± 10 × 15 cm)
ribbon or string

Method

Leave the heads to dry for 1 to 2 weeks until they are crisp. Strip off the flowers or crumble the heads lightly between your fingers; the flags can go in too.
Cut the dried orange peel into small pieces and mix it with the lavender.
Fill the bags three-quarters full and tie them tightly with the ribbon.
Put them in the wardrobe, among the linen or in a shoe cupboard, or hang them on a coat hanger. Squeeze them every few weeks to refresh the scent.

Storing: They stay fragrant for six months to a year. Then replace the filling; the old flowers can go on the compost heap.