Dried flowers projects
Dried flowers from roses and rose petals Rose season is in full bloom in my garden. This is my favourite time of year when everything looks blousy and verdant, before the untidy phase starts (or is that just my garden?). These rosa mundi roses must be just about my favourite plant because they are so…
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…
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…
Pressing dried flowers isn’t something I’d tried for many years I remember pressing flowers as a child, using a sizeable press Dad made me. I was quite successful (and Mum had plenty of flowers to choose from), but the funny thing is that I can’t remember what I did with them! I don’t remember doing…
Try drying flowers at home – lavender is easy! Cut your lavender stems just before they reach full flower and hang upside down in small bunches tied with an elastic band somewhere warm and dry such as an airing cupboard, garage or shed. Use small bunches (half a handful or less), because if the…