A lavender stall, preserving hydrangeas, and chamomile tea Apologies for the lateness of this post! Not only am I late by about a week, but there are always less blog posts from me in August as I try and spend some extra time with my family. A lavender stall spotted in Prague This summer we…
Tag: chamomile
Making chamomile tea
Relaxing chamomile tea I recently wrote an article with five uses for chamomile flowers after accidentally growing some in my veg patch. Suggestion number one in my list was chamomile tea. Drinking chamomile tea is soothing and relaxing, and sitting down with a cup of tea is a great way of winding down before bed….
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…
Dried flowers diaries June 2013
June: a month of Photography Photos of dried wedding flowers At the beginning of the month I was emailed by Tess, a happy bride who had used my dried flowers at her wedding, with a link to a lovely blog post written by her photographer Esme Ducker. A visit from a gardens photographer – potpourri…
Five uses for dried Chamomile flowers
Chamomile is a pretty daisy-like flower Chamomile is much-used in aromatherapy with properties similar to lavender. The flower is soothing to mind and body with an apple-like fragrance. Chamomile flowers growing in my garden We had a minor disaster a few months ago: flooding in our DaisyShop workshop. Of course we were insured, so it…