Preserved foliage Dried or preserved greenery adds a sense of calm to a bouquet or dried flower arrangement. Green is a calming colour and can soften an otherwise vivid colour scheme. Natural Eucalyptus leaves I often air dry stems of Eucalyptus leaves for use in floristry – these come out a little crispy but retain…
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Exotics for floristry
Exotics add shape and interest Add drama with Palms, Cotton bolls, brights and exotics Exotics in floristry help set the mood – especially for a hot, tropical or summery feel. Make architectural lines using cane coils or add a vertical element with pampas stems. Proteas The top image is a variety of Protea called Susanna…
Dry Gypsophila for floristry
Gypsophila aka Baby’s Breath make delicate dried flowers Gyp for floristry These tiny flowers are delicate and until recently were available in white only. These days you can buy a natural pale pink variety, or white Gyp that has been dyed a variety of bright or pastel shades. There is also often the choice of…
Make scented rose buds for potpourri
Valentines Day make 2023 – Scented rose buds I wrote an article about making rose potpourri on this blog some time ago. The general idea hasn’t changed much, but I’ve updated the potpourri recipe and tips in time for Valentines Day! Working in a dried flowers shop I always have some dried roses to hand…
Drying Dahlias for floristry and confetti
Dahlias on TV A little while ago I saw Philippa Stewart on BBC Gardeners’ World – she’s a Dahlia grower that has also discovered drying them. I was aware they could be dried but I’d never been inspired to try these myself until now. Dahlia inspiration The pics above and below are of some fabulous…