Everlastings-the Bouquet That Lasts - Floral Design
Here today. Gone tomorrow. That may be true for some cut flowers, but you'll never say that about everlastings. Throughout the summer and fall I hang bundles of flowers and floral materials up to dry, and set them aside until I have time during ... [... more]
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Drying Flowers For Year-Round Beauty - Floral Design
Plan ahead. Harvest everlastings now for use later. You'll find many uses for these versatile flowers. The simplest way to dry flowers is to hang them upside down in a cool, dry, well-ventilated place where they'll be out of direct sunlight. ... [... more]
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Everlasting Holiday Decorations - Floral Design
Use everlastings throughout the house. Make the holiday a merry one with lots of dried flowers. These are suitable for all kinds of Christmas decorations. You can buy ready-made decorations with everlastings, or have a lot of fun making your ... [... more]
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Everlastings - Floral Design
The following is a list of plants suitable for drying as everlastings. For directions on drying, please refer to the earlier articles on preserving everlastings. The following is a list of plants suitable for drying as everlastings. For ... [... more]
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Floral Design Ideas for Winter - Floral Design
For those with cutting gardens, winter can be a trying time. Even the frost-resistant flowers are pretty much gone by the time Christmas arrives. The solution to those winter blahs is to supplement whatever seasonal material is available in ... [... more]
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Florals for Autumn Arrangements - Floral Design
Fall foliage may be in the spotlight. But don't let it steal all the attention. Create stunning fall arrangements using fall flowers, fruits and berries, leaves, seedpods, nuts, and other materials. Take a look in your backyard. Chances are, ... [... more]
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Growing Everlastings in the Cutting Garden - Floral Design
Dried arrangements made with everlastings can brighten the home any time of the year. Typically, they're used more often during the fall and winter months. Often, it is possible to grow the everlastings we need in our cutting gardens. However, ... [... more]
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Indian Corn-a Wonderful Fall Floral - Floral Design
This is Part I of a two-part series on Indian or ornamental corns. Of all the different seasonal florals for fall, Indian corn is one of the most beautiful. This term is used to refer to the various decorative corn types, which tend to be highly ... [... more]
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Linda's Dried Flowers and Wreaths - Floral Design
How does a website get to be the best all-around source for wreaths and dried flowers? Through hard work. This sounds old-fashioned, but when it comes to Linda's Dried Flowers, hard work is Linda Walker, the owner, came to succeed at something ... [... more]
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Methods of Drying Everlastings - Floral Design
Different methods can be used for drying flowers. The most common is air-drying. However, this is not suitable for every type of bloom. For that reason, you may want to try other methods as well. Flowers can also be dried using dry sand, or a ... [... more]
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New Everlastings for 2005 - Floral Design
For 2005, a number of new everlastings will be available from garden centers and nurseries. In some cases, plants or seeds will also be available online. A great place to start is with the revolutionary new pumpkin pepper. Now that sounds very ... [... more]
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Petal Power - Floral Design
Good things can't last forever, but one way you can enjoy those flowers and herbs from the garden is to dry them for use as everlastings. The Silver King Artemisia makes a great dried flower. As an everlasting, artemisia is used as a filler ... [... more]
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