Dried flowers can be preserved using various drying methods. 1. Commercially air dried flowers This picture shows lavender bunches drying in a barn. The bunches are tied upside down to a drying rack until dry. Drying under cover in a barn is one method employed in the UK, where spoilage by damp air and rain…
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Natural wedding confetti made from dried flower petals
Dried flowers are becoming increasingly popular at weddings Dried flowers make beautiful, natural & biodegradable confetti Real dried flower petals are now the most popular choice for throwing at weddings. Many venues now ban paper and other non-biodegradable confetti, but dried petals, buds and florets are 100% natural and biodegradable. There is a colour to…
Fair Rosamund in Dried Flowers
The famous Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti painted Fair Rosamund in 1861. It is a vibrant work representing his mistress Fanny Cornforth, celebrating her handsome features and strikingly luxuriant hair. The title refers to the mistress of Henry II (1154 to 1189), who was famed for her beauty and known as “The Rose of the…