Try drying flowers at home – lavender is easy! Cut your lavender stems just before they reach full flower and hang upside down in small bunches tied with an elastic band somewhere warm and dry such as an airing cupboard, garage or shed. Use small bunches (half a handful or less), because if the…
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Choosing lavender for making dried flower bunches at home
Choosing which lavender plants will make the best dried flower bunches Many gardens have at least one lavender bush, so why not dry your own flowers? They will then last months indoors rather than a few weeks outside, and lavender has so many uses. Observing the growing lavender flowers To get the most out of…
Ten uses for dried lavender
Dried lavender has many uses Dried lavender is gaining popularity at the moment for home crafts. Many people have a lavender bush in their garden and can dry their own, or it is very easy to source online. Paradoxically, I think my old Aunt Nancy (born in 1926) was a member of the last generation…
Wedding inspiration using dried flower petals and bunches
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…
Battling clothes moths using dried lavender
Clothes moths are a common irritation traditionally remedied using dried lavender I was watching TV the other night and saw a programme on the clothes moth. Apparently they originated in owl pellets! A human’s wardrobe can – it seems – be said to resemble an owl nest from the moth’s point of view! The larvae…