Useful Plants & Botanical Projects
How Statice Flowers Change Over Time: Reading D...
Statice flowers change from vivid fresh blooms to papery dried material. Learn how to read each stage, time your harvest, dry stems properly and use the result in lasting preparations.
How Statice Flowers Change Over Time: Reading D...
Statice flowers change from vivid fresh blooms to papery dried material. Learn how to read each stage, time your harvest, dry stems properly and use the result in lasting preparations.
Fennel as a Raw Material: Building a Multi-Part...
Grow fennel for several materials at once: fresh fronds, seed, dried stems and pollen. Learn how to separate, dry, label and arrange each harvest into a practical station.
Fennel as a Raw Material: Building a Multi-Part...
Grow fennel for several materials at once: fresh fronds, seed, dried stems and pollen. Learn how to separate, dry, label and arrange each harvest into a practical station.
Marigold Flowers, Saponins and Honest Labels: B...
Use marigold flowers for an honest saponin-based botanical project. Learn what saponins do, how to prepare an infusion, and how labels keep claims and materials clear.
Marigold Flowers, Saponins and Honest Labels: B...
Use marigold flowers for an honest saponin-based botanical project. Learn what saponins do, how to prepare an infusion, and how labels keep claims and materials clear.
Pressed-Flower Cards with Common Thyme: From Fl...
Make pressed-flower cards with common thyme. Press small sprigs cleanly, add a concealed dried-leaf sachet for brief fragrance, and choose card stock and glues that keep botanical cards flat and...
Pressed-Flower Cards with Common Thyme: From Fl...
Make pressed-flower cards with common thyme. Press small sprigs cleanly, add a concealed dried-leaf sachet for brief fragrance, and choose card stock and glues that keep botanical cards flat and...
Drying Woad: Airflow Arrangements That Match Le...
Match woad drying methods to the material: thin layers on mesh screens for fresh leaves, upright bagged stems for seed, and shade drying on supported racks for dyed fiber.
Drying Woad: Airflow Arrangements That Match Le...
Match woad drying methods to the material: thin layers on mesh screens for fresh leaves, upright bagged stems for seed, and shade drying on supported racks for dyed fiber.
Fresh vs. Dried Lemon Peel: Measuring, Comparin...
Compare fresh and dried lemon peel for aroma, texture and measurement. Learn which form suits which kitchen use and how to substitute by weight.
Fresh vs. Dried Lemon Peel: Measuring, Comparin...
Compare fresh and dried lemon peel for aroma, texture and measurement. Learn which form suits which kitchen use and how to substitute by weight.