Smallholder
£120 / year
Up to 2 ha under cultivation. The entry tier for new and artisan growers.
- Access to biosecurity bulletins
- Member directory listing
- Discounted lab analysis (per sample)
- Annual conference invitation
The Association — Not for Profit
A national body, run by growers, for growers.
The British Lavender Growers Association is the industry's not-for-profit body. We exist to safeguard the British crop, set the standard for oil purity, and represent member growers to the wider trade and to government.
Our remit
Three responsibilities, one mandate.
Standards
Authoring and maintaining the British Standard for cultivation, distillation, and oil purity.
Biosecurity
Protecting the British crop through coordinated protocols and rapid notifiable disease response.
Representation
Acting as the unified voice of member growers with regulators, retailers, and the press.
A member farm in peak bloom
“British lavender is more than a crop; it is a heritage. By uniting our growers and standardizing our technical excellence, we are reclaiming the prestige of the British still and securing a resilient future for the UK’s most iconic aromatic.”
The British Lavender Growers Association
Membership
Four tiers, one standard.
Every member — from a one-acre smallholding to a royal-warrant farm — is held to the same biosecurity baseline. The tier reflects scale and engagement, not the rigour of the standard.
Most subscribed
Farm
£420 / year
2–25 ha. The standard tier for established commercial farms.
- All Smallholder benefits
- Eligibility for the British Quality Mark
- Quarterly technical briefings
- Listing on Find a Grower with mapping
- One free GC-MS oil panel per season
Commercial
£1,150 / year
25 ha+ with on-site distillation. For commodity-scale producers.
- All Farm benefits
- Distillery audit & SOP review
- Priority listing in the directory
- Voting rights at the AGM
Institutional
By application
Farms of national heritage, royal warrant holders, and academic partners.
- Bespoke onboarding & site visit
- Dedicated liaison with the Lead Consultant
- Co-branded research participation
- Reserved place on the standards committee
Biosecurity Standards
Protecting the British crop.
Imported pathogens are the single greatest threat to a viable British lavender industry. Our biosecurity baseline is mandatory for every tier of membership.
- 01Nursery stock provenance documentation, audited annually
- 02Closed-soil movement protocol between member sites
- 03Seasonal sanitation regime for harvest equipment
- 04Notifiable disease reporting via the BLGA register
- 05Pre-planting soil pathology screening for new fields
Find a Grower
A national directory of certified farms.
Searchable by region, tier, and certification status — the definitive directory of British lavender growers operating to the British Standard.