Archive for the ‘Preserving’ Category
Double Your Pleasure – Potpourri
In your garden there are lavender, lilies, jasmine, violets, honeysuckle, peonies, (orange blossom), lemon balm, geranium, lemon verbena, myrtle, marigolds, sweet woodruff, lilac, dianthus, chamomile, and maybe even bay. You will, of course, enjoy all of these plants as they grow and flower but you can also enjoy them as parts of potpourri you can make yourself. Learn More
Tips and Tricks with Drying Flowers
When you are out walking in the wood or the fields, there is a great way of drying what you picked up along the way.This old faithful is particularly good for drying yellow or white flowers such as dogwood or yellow roses. More useful than you may know is the old tried and true favorite detergent. Read the rest of this entry »
Drying Your Own Flowers
You can save vast sums of money on dried flowers and vines if you choose to dry your own. Nearly anywhere that you purchase them, due to how many flowers it takes to make an arrangement as well as how long they take to dry, they will be quite costly,and can be dried yourself for about a fifth of what it will cost you to purchase a nice arrangement or a bouquet of dried florals. Read the rest of this entry »