Useful Plants & Botanical Projects
Yucca Materials: Handling, Airflow and Storage ...
Learn how to dry and store yucca leaves and leaf fiber: airflow in the drying space, even strip preparation, dryness checks, and breathable storage that prevents mold.
Yucca Materials: Handling, Airflow and Storage ...
Learn how to dry and store yucca leaves and leaf fiber: airflow in the drying space, even strip preparation, dryness checks, and breathable storage that prevents mold.
Flax Batch Color Variation: Why Two Harvests Lo...
Learn why flax stems and seed capsules from different batches vary in color, how to distinguish harvest-stage, drying, retting and seed-mix effects, and how to use each batch.
Flax Batch Color Variation: Why Two Harvests Lo...
Learn why flax stems and seed capsules from different batches vary in color, how to distinguish harvest-stage, drying, retting and seed-mix effects, and how to use each batch.
Pine Cones and Medicinal Claims: The Feature Th...
Sort pine cone medicinal claims by plant part, species and preparation. Learn why needles, resin and seeds differ from the woody cone, and how to identify and display cones honestly.
Pine Cones and Medicinal Claims: The Feature Th...
Sort pine cone medicinal claims by plant part, species and preparation. Learn why needles, resin and seeds differ from the woody cone, and how to identify and display cones honestly.
Hibiscus Flowers as Botanical Material: How to ...
Learn how to assess dried and fresh hibiscus calyces by scent, color and texture, and choose the best next action for infusion, dye or decorative projects.
Hibiscus Flowers as Botanical Material: How to ...
Learn how to assess dried and fresh hibiscus calyces by scent, color and texture, and choose the best next action for infusion, dye or decorative projects.
Dyer's Coreopsis: Keep a Dye-Bath Record That I...
Learn what to record when dyeing with dyer's coreopsis, from flower weights and mordants to labeled samples, so you can compare baths and plan next year's sowing.
Dyer's Coreopsis: Keep a Dye-Bath Record That I...
Learn what to record when dyeing with dyer's coreopsis, from flower weights and mordants to labeled samples, so you can compare baths and plan next year's sowing.
Storing Dried Scented Pelargonium Leaves and Fl...
Learn how to dry and store scented pelargonium leaves and flowers with wide-mouth jars, shallow tins, rimmed trays, sieves and scoops to reduce crumbling and scatter in craft work.
Storing Dried Scented Pelargonium Leaves and Fl...
Learn how to dry and store scented pelargonium leaves and flowers with wide-mouth jars, shallow tins, rimmed trays, sieves and scoops to reduce crumbling and scatter in craft work.