Dried flowers projects
Dried flowers from roses and rose petals Rose season is in full bloom in my garden. This is my favourite time of year when everything looks blousy and verdant, before the untidy phase starts (or is that just my garden?). These rosa mundi roses must be just about my favourite plant because they are so…
Growing dried flowers in my garden I’ve been reading a fabulous book by Nick Weston called Tree House Diaries in which he builds a tree house in the Sussex countryside and lives in it self-sufficiently for six months. The way it was written made me think that perhaps my dried flower blog would benefit from…
Fabulous photo shoot with dried flowers An absolutely beautiful photo shoot was published this week. The talented wedding blogger and stylist Sonia Collett took some of our dried flowers down to a chateau in the south of France for a 1930’s vintage photo shoot. The photos prove that a big expensive bouquet is not always…
Dried flowers for potpourri Use dried flowers to make your own natural potpourri Dried flowers have been used since Medieval times and before to bring a bit of perfume to what was, at the time, an often smelly world! Dried flowers, in particular dried lavender, were used in Medieval times to freshen rooms and laundry….
Air dried flowers produced at home Drying flowers in the airing cupboard It is quite straight forward to dry flowers at home, although results vary, so experimentation is always a good idea. Collect a bunch of your favourite flowers, tie together loosely, then hang upside down somewhere where there is good air circulation. The airing…