6 5cwater, divided in half 2csugar 0.5cfrozen or fresh hulled strawberries 0.25cfresh lavender flowers, chopped 2.25cfresh lemon juice In a saucepan, blend 2 1/2 cups of the water, 1 1/2 cups of the sugar, and the strawberries. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Lower heat. Simmer 5 minutes to extract pink from strawberries. Remove from the heat. Stir in lavender flowers. Cover and cool. Strain cooled liquid into a large pitcher, gently pressing juice from strawberries. Add remaining 2 1/2 cups water and the lemon juice. Stir well. Add the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar. Add ice cubes. Garnish with lavender flowers.