Lavender Farm Setup
Site survey · cultivar selection · 5-year planting plan
From soil pathology to row spacing, irrigation schedule and harvest sequencing — we design and commission a complete lavender enterprise on a single, integrated brief.
BLGA Professional · Technical Consultancy
For farms that intend to own their lavender, not simply buy it.
The Professional wing of the British Lavender Growers Association delivers lavender growing set up, boutique distillation design, and yield optimisation under the leadership of our Lead Consultant — for institutional clients who require an farm-to-bottle programme built to the British Standard from the outset.
The Engagement
Three core mandates — delivered end-to-end.
Each engagement is led personally by the BLGA Lead Consultant. We do not white-label. We do not subcontract. The deliverables you receive are authored by the same hand that designs them.
Boutique Distillation Design
Still specification · SOP authoring · commissioning
Steam distillation systems sized to your harvest volume, designed around oil chemistry targets and built to pass the British Standard distillery audit on day one.
Yield Optimisation
Audit · agronomy review · 3-season improvement plan
For mature farms where oil yield per hectare has plateaued. Independent agronomic review, cultivar refresh strategy, and a measurable improvement target.
The Closed-Loop Model
Moving Beyond White-Labeling.
We help transition farms from purely main crop growing, assist in diversification, and work with those buying-in generic oils to owning their own. Three deliverables — engineered to commission together as a single closed-loop programme.
Begin a confidential conversationService 01
On-site Still Design
Boutique copper steam apparatus, sized to the farm's harvest volume and oil-chemistry targets. Engineered to pass the British Standard distillery audit on day one.
Service 02
Bespoke Cultivar Mapping
Soil pathology, microclimate, and aspect translated into a cultivar-by-row planting plan drawn from the National Commercial Collection.
Service 03
'Signature Scent' Distillation
A bespoke ester-to-camphor profile authored to the farm's brand and certified to the British Standard. The scent that is, finally, the farm's own.
- Institutional & Heritage
- End-to-end programme
- Measurable outcomes
- Farm-to-bottle integrity
Technical Blueprints
A selection of recent engagements.
Identifying detail withheld at clients' request. Full case studies are released under NDA on enquiry.
Heritage Farm · East Anglia
100-acre on-site steam distillation
Commissioned a copper-clad still house and authored full distillation SOPs in advance of British Standard certification.
Full blueprint available under NDA
Royal Warrant Holder · South Coast
Cultivar refresh & yield optimisation
Replaced 18 ha of underperforming Grosso with a curated Maillette / Folgate matrix; oil yield up 31% over two seasons.
Full blueprint available under NDA
Academic Partner · The Cotswolds
Turnkey research apiary & lavender plot
Designed a 4-cultivar trial block with parallel pollinator monitoring for a postgraduate horticulture programme.
Full blueprint available under NDA
Private Consultancy
A single conversation with the Lead Consultant is the only way to begin.
All engagements commence with a confidential 60-minute briefing call. No proposals, decks, or fee schedules are issued in advance.
Request the briefing call