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Growing my own dried flowers – Nigella seed heads

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Nigella growing in my garden is gorgeous – their seed heads will make lovely dried flowers too The nigella (Love-in-a-mist) is another flower in my garden that grows without me having to plant it. My flowers come in a range of blues from indigo to sky. The formation of the flowers looks so exotic, you…

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Growing my own dried flowers – Poppy seed heads

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Poppy seed heads growing in my garden will make lovely dried flowers I love the Oriental poppies in my June garden. I never planted them, they must have seeded themselves in from somewhere. Sometimes I pull them up if they germinate somewhere inconvenient – but usually I don’t have the heart. I love the way…

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Nigella dried flowers and seed pods

Nigella is also called Love-in-a-Mist and makes a great dried flower Love in a Mist is a versatile plant, with the flowers and seed pods both being suitable for floristry use once dried. Nigella damascena dried flowers The botanical name of Love in a Mist is Nigella damascena which comes in beautiful shades of clear…

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Grow your own dried flowers from seed

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Some annuals make great dried flowers and are easy to grow from seed Spring is here, in name at least! So it’s not too late to grow some of your own dried flowers this season. Prime contenders for drying are annual poppies (for their seed heads), annual larkspur (a relation of the delphinium), and corn…

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Valentines DIY dry flower bouquet

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Variations in shade and texture For this DIY bouquet I combined five types of dried flower: Lagurus grass dyed crimson red Amaranth flower in natural burgundy Pussy willow stems from my own workshop Miscanthus grass, natural and fluffy Poppy seed pods I built up the bouquet by adding a few stems at a time of…

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Hi I’m Ruth – I love writing about plants, nature, dried flowers, wildflowers and crafts. You can find out more about me here.

I have run a dried flower and lavender business in the UK since 2002. This means I am experienced in dried flower craft, but also am biased towards my own products – I can’t help but be proud of what I do! Find out more about Daisy Gifts Ltd® at our sister site daisyshop.co.uk

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