Now that you know how to press flowers, it’s time to display all the beautiful varieties you’ve created. Materials: Pressed flowers Glass frame Paper towel Step 1: Clean your frame. Make sure the glass frame is spotless before using it. Remove the backing and wipe it down with a damp paper towel. Avoid using aContinue reading “DIY Botanical print”
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Flowers to pick & press
Capture the beauty of summer flowers by picking a few to press and preserve for later use in winter crafts. Even a couple of flowering stems will give you plenty of material if you press each bloom individually. Picking garden flowers doesn’t harm the plant, in fact it often means more new blooms will formContinue reading “Flowers to pick & press”
How to make seed bombs
Whether it’s a plant pot, flowerbed, a patch in your yard, or an entire meadow, sowing wildflowers provides vital resources to support a wide range of insects that couldn’t otherwise survive in urban or built-up areas. Throwing, breaking up or digging ‘seed bombs’ (or balls) into areas in your garden that need a little brighteningContinue reading “How to make seed bombs”
Vases, Vessels, and other Containers
Any container that holds water can hold flowers. Coffee pots, cans, apothecary jars, antique pewter vessels, glasses, or concrete urns. If you are drawn to a container that doesn’t hold water, such as a wooden box, wicker baskets, or rusty bucket, use a plastic container within the unique vase and build your bouquets from there. Continue reading “Vases, Vessels, and other Containers”
All you can eat in a basket
Planting up a mix of edible plants in a hanging basket can be a rewarding activity that you can share with your children or your loved one. Children of all ages can help plant and watch the plants grow in the summer and throughout the fall. Getting started: Plant combinations in one basket can createContinue reading “All you can eat in a basket”
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