Monthly Archives: August 2012

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  Dried flowers diaries Aug 2012

  Posted on August 31, 2012 by Ruth in Diary

  Dried flowers in holiday season Like many Brits, I have been away for a couple of weeks this month. But I did do some work honest! The versatility of dried flowers for weddings and elsewhere About a month ago I was approached to put a mixed dried flower wedding bouquet together for a bride who [...]

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  Bees love lavender flowers

  Posted on August 17, 2012 by Ruth in Dried flowers general

  Not all lavender flowers are equally attractive to bees As I noticed when I visited Cambridge University Botanic Garden in July. The gardens are curated by lavender expert Dr Tim Upson (his PhD is in lavender!), and I was fascinated by his extensive collection there. Surprisingly, not all lavenders seemed equally attractive to bees, with [...]

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  Herbs de Provence roasted veg recipe

  Posted on August 1, 2012 by Ruth in Recipes

  Herbs de Provence is a French dried herbs mix Herbs de Provence comprises dried rosemary, basil, thyme, savory, marjoram. I imported some from France, but it might present a fun challenge to make it from scratch! It’s a savory dried herbs mix which is lovely on pizzas, chicken, grilled food and barbeques. Herbs de Provence [...]

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