Making traditional potpourri with dried petals Back in June I made some traditional potpourri using dried petals, orris root powder and essential oils when gardens photographer Nicola Stocken came to visit. I left it in a kilner jar in a warm place for the fragrance to develop, and (apart from shaking it a couple of…
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How to make potpourri, both modern & traditional methods.
How to fragrance wooden balls
Scented wooden balls are a popular alternative to potpourri Scented wooden balls can fragrance a room or small space in a modern minimalist way. Fragrancing wooden balls These beechwood balls are attractive in their own right, with the grain clearly visible in the shiny curved surface. The honey coloured wood is further enhanced by the…
Why you don’t need orris root powder to make potpourri
I sell a lot of orris root powder for potpourri making But why? Orris root powder is the dried powdered root of the flower iris pallida (sweet iris), and is used in potpourri making to prolong the fragrance. Orris root powder is a fixative Traditional potpourri is made by adding essential oils to dried flowers…
Making potpourri photoshoot
Photographing potpourri making I was really pleased to be visited by garden writer and photographer Nicola Stocken this week. She spent an afternoon with me potpourri making for an article she is writing. It will take a while for her to process the photos and finish the article, but she sent me one image as…
Potpourri from dried flowers grown in your garden
Dried flowers article in Make and Craft magazine This month I am very pleased to have another article about dried flowers published in Make and Craft magazine. This one is about picking flowers from your garden to dry and make potpourri. They have published a little early, as the two main flowers used were roses…