"I dry flowers so I can have beautiful blooms that ... grasses, hydrangeas, roses, lavender, yarrow, amaranth, and eucalyptus. According to Fontarosa, the best kinds of flowers for this method ...

However, once you learn how to dry flowers, you can make your blooms ... long-lasting varieties like lavender. Flowers that have just looked or are about to bloom are ideal for air-drying.

To ensure longevity, remove all leaves from the flower stalks when harvested, and hang them upside down in a shady spot for ...

'Woody lavender plants are more resilient at the base or lower part of the stems, where you should see some green growth. If ...

Flowers may wither, but their beauty doesn’t have to fade. Learning how to preserve flowers lets you hold onto cherished ...

Vegetable scraps like carrot tops and lettuce leaves can be used to make a homemade compost to enrich your lavender plants with valuable nutrients. Simply layer these scraps with dry leaves and ...

Perennial statice or sea lavender (Limonium perezeii) has purple and white flowers which are just as appropriate as annual statice flowers for dry arrangements. Vegetables: You may think of baby ...

It is important to dry out and crush eggshells ... crushed eggshells will keep lavender plants healthy improve the soil and help keep certain pests away so your flowers will grow better throughout ...