Thats a hard question to answer. If you use a lot, then plant more than 5 plants. If you have space enough for lots more, then plant lots more. Not sure what you do with it, but if its dried, you can dry as much as you grow.

:) yeah... I knew it was a subjective question... I don't have a lot of room, 2 of my plants are the 'button' variety, but I am still thinking they may get big enough to crowd. I ordered one more plant... hopefully it will get big enough to bloom this year.
Personally, if I had my druthers, I'd have a farm of the stuff....acres and acres.... I was talking to this lavender farmer last year, he said that he always smells of lavender so much that people comment... I'd love to have that problem. :D

Containers/pots are also a choice for growing a few, if you have room outdoors beyond the garden. I believe there are several varieties, so planting a couple of different ones may offer you more versatility. Nothing like that here though as they would never survive our winters. Here is your dream come true...
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Sigh... yes... looks like it would be a great back yard! I can't get lavender to grow in pots here... Not sure why, but in parts of California, lavender just doesn't do well in pots. Maybe it just gets too dry. Okay... 6 plants will have to do me. :o) unless I get tired of other flowers.

Well, there's Provence
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Jean Davis..

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Grosso..

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Blue Cushion..

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Hidcote..

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Lady..

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Munstead..

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and a happy gardener harvesting lavender:
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I don't know how many lavender bushes I have anymore. When the bushes get large, I root the outer branches and reset them in another garden area. My older lavender bushes (12 years old now) will need severe pruning, and I may replace them altogether this year. Last year my 11-year old Grosso bush was over 6' across. It suffered severe frost damage at its center, so when I get to pruning and working it it this spring there may not be much left afterwards. I did not have good luck with Twickle, Sweet, French, Hidcote pink, and Dutch Mills lavendars growing in my area.

sigh... I have 2 provences and 2 cushions and a hidcote, I think, I lost the tag, at the moment...
what lovely pics.... thanks!

Absolutely! Thats what I call Lavender. I have three mealy little plants. One is three years old and getting quite big. I have it in a pot , and plan to put it in the ground. Today I am off to the local herb farm and Lavender is on the top of my wish list. Someday I may have plants like those in the pictures Thank you for that veiw. I can smell it from here.

Aww... I only have 3, but they're growing in my bedroom, so I don't have very much space. But it does smell in the morning!

I would like to grow some lavender in my bedroom. There are so many choices. Can anyone suggest one? Thanks.

Granite! Gorgeous. Thanks for the lovely pictures.

I wouldn't know how to grow lavender in your bedroom unless you had full sun there. I sure would like to too! but my bedroom is on the north side of the house (thankfully in my heat).