Experiments with drying flowers Looking back on a colourful summer: Drying flowers at home All these flowers were dried using one of two methods: Air-dried flat: just cut the flower heads off and lay the flowers face down on kitchen roll in a warm, dark, dry place for a week or so until crisp. Hanging…
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Dried flowers from my garden | Photo shoot
Picking garden flowers to dry I love drying flowers At this time of year when roses and peonies are in bloom, I love to visit the garden every day, enjoying their scent, and taking a small harvest. I always leave enough to enjoy in situ. Images courtesy Nicola Stocken. Save Find out more about drying…
British seasonal flowers | Peony
British Flowers Week has just finished Aimed primarily at promoting British cut flowers and their growers, #BritishFlowersWeek has been a great success online, raising awareness about the provenance of that fresh bouquet. And hand-in-hand with buying British fresh flowers goes the concept of seasonal flowers. And what flower is more seasonal in June than the…
Autumn colour with dried flowers
Autumn can be a really vibrant season for dried flowers and seed pods Dried hydrangea flowers The hydrangeas are turning to antique shades in the garden. I pick some every year to dry indoors – hope you like this year’s picture below! If other years are anything to go by, the dried hydrangea flowers will…
Dried flowers diaries September 2014
Drying flower bunches by hanging up Our workshop roof is full of bunches of flowers drying at this time of year: In the photo you can see L-R sea lavender bunches, thistle, echinops and gypsophila flowers. Dried flower bunches – Sea Lavender The sea lavender (limonium) is very easy to dry as it looks much…