Storing bottle brush trees away after Christmas is fairly easy. With the right storage techniques you will be able to safely store away your trees and prevent entanglement. Learn how to store bottle brush trees, and preserve your trees for many seasons to come. What was old has become new again. Bottle brush Christmas trees,…
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How To Make Calendula Salve- With Calendula Infused Oil
Homemade calendula salve is a beautiful thing. Make it with organic products, and from your own infused calendula oil, for a wonderful skin care product. Learn how to make calendula salve, and treat yourself and others to this nourishing herbal moisturizer made with calendula infused oil. I was so pleased to be able to make…
How To Make Calendula Oil
Calendula oil is an herbal infused oil, made with calendula flowers harvested from the garden. The infused oil is full of beneficial properties from the calendula plant. Learn how to make calendula oil, and use this herb-infused oil as an ingredient in culinary and cosmetic creations. We grew lots of calendula in the flower garden…
How To Dry Bachelor Buttons
Bachelor Buttons, or centaurea cyanus, are sweet little button shaped flowers that are grown in the annual cutting garden. These blooms are perfect for drying and will keep their colour well if dried using the right techniques. Learn how to dry Bachelor Buttons, and preserve these bright and cheerful blooms. Can You Dry Bachelor Buttons?…
How To Dry Rose Petals – Preserve Your Blooms
Roses bloom in perfusion in the summer months, gracing us with an amazing aromatic fragrance when in full bloom. These fabulous flowers are also easy to dry, and the rose petals can be used in many different ways once dried. Learn how to dry rose petals, and preserve some of your fresh blooms for future…
How To Press Pansies And Violas- Preserve Your Blooms
Pressed pansies and violas are the sweetest dried blooms. These adorable dried flower faces can be used in many projects long after the plants have finished blooming. Learn how to press pansies and violas, and preserve the blooms for future use. Pressing flowers is a fun activity during the growing season. Pressing allows you to…
How To Make Edible Flower Ice Cubes -Decorate Your Drinks
Learn how to make edible flower ice cubes in ice trays, and enjoy beautifully decorated drinks with blooms from the garden. Edible flower ice cubes will make any cool and refreshing drink so much more exciting. They are the perfect touch to add to any drink during special occasions. Add large floral ice cubes to…
Forcing Flowering Branches For Beautiful Spring Blooms
In the cold and dreary winter months, forcing flowering branches can help to brighten up the last days of winter. It’s hard to believe that dormant branches can come magically alive within a few weeks, and burst open with beautiful blooms. All you need to do is cut them, bring them inside and place them…
How To Dry Statice Flowers For Everlasting Blooms
Statice, or Limonium sinuatum, is a tender perennial from the Mediterranean that we grow as an annual flower in the cut flower garden. These interesting blooms have strong thick stems, and tissue paper like flowers that are perfect for drying. Learn how to dry statice, and use these unique and attractive flowers in your dried…
How To Make Gingerbread House Cookies -Build A Village
Gingerbread house cookies are scrumptious and cute. These festive holiday cookies are perfect for Christmas baking and parties during the holiday season. Make them to serve as individual cookies or build a village with the tiny houses. Learn how to make gingerbread house cookies, and add a little architectural flair to your baking. I have…