Membership Application
Membership is open to all involved in the British lavender industry — growers, distillers, agronomists, colleges, packers, processors, and allied industries. One standard. Six categories. A single online application below.
Member Categories
Every member, regardless of category, signs up to the same biosecurity baseline and Farm-to-Bottle transparency. The category reflects what you do — not the rigour required.
Farm owners, smallholders, and tenant farmers cultivating Lavandula angustifolia, x intermedia, or speciality cultivars under the British Standard biosecurity baseline.
On-site or contract steam-distillation operators producing essential oil and hydrosol. Distillers may apply independently or alongside a grower membership.
Independent advisors supporting member farms on soil chemistry, IPM, irrigation, and harvest planning. Listed in the directory with verified specialisms.
Companies handling dried bud, sachets, finished oils, or branded retail product derived from member farms.
Agricultural colleges, university horticulture departments, and research stations contributing to varietal trials and cultivation science.
Suppliers of nursery stock, harvest machinery, distillation equipment, packaging, and laboratory services to the British lavender industry.
Member Benefit · Supply Chain Security
With the closure of the UK's traditional specialist nurseries, propagation material is no longer a transactional purchase — it is a managed national resource. Members access cleared stock and collective bargaining with Europe's remaining top-tier wholesale nurseries through the secretariat.
Cuttings raised by Association-cleared propagators against the Genetic Registry sourcing protocol — released only to members, against verified destination fields.
Pre-negotiated terms with Europe's remaining top-tier wholesale nurseries. Members order against the BLGA framework agreement, not on the open market.
Every plot, batch, and cultivar is logged in the Genetic Registry on planting — closing the provenance loop and protecting the British crop from informal stock movement.
Member-Only White Paper · Preview
A frank assessment of where British growers now source elite cultivar stock — the surviving European propagators, the Association's collective framework agreements, and the new role of the Genetic Registry in protecting national supply.
Available to members via the Member Portal
Annual Subscription 2025
Subscriptions run April to March. Receipted invoices are issued on acceptance. VAT registration No. GB 000 0000 00.
| Category | Annual fee |
|---|---|
| Growers & Educational Establishments | £238 + VAT |
| Distillers / Processor Members | £357 + VAT |
| Agronomists / Consultants | £440 + VAT |
| Marketing Companies | £476 + VAT |
| Packer Organisations | £952 + VAT |
| Allied Industries | £952 + VAT |
Institutional and royal-warrant tier by application — see The Association.
Online Application
Complete the form. A member of the secretariat will respond within five working days with an invoice and onboarding pack.
Prefer to speak first?
Contact the membership secretary on 01234 567 890 or membership@blga.org.uk.
