Archive for the ‘Preserving’ Category

When you are out walking in the wood or the fields, and you find some gorgeous wildflowers, most of us wish that we could find a way to make them last a great deal longer. Believe it or not, preserving wildflowers nearly in their original shape is just not at all difficult. I was taught this trick by an old mountain man, heaven knows where he got it. It has proven to be the best way to dry flowers for me. They end up looking nearly perfect.

There is a great way of drying what you picked up along the way when you’re gathering wildflowers. It doesn’t require a lot of money and it doesn’t take a vast amount of time or energy.  There is an old favorite detergent that  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 which used to be called 20 Mule Team Borax. Read the rest of this entry »

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

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 »