Useful Plants & Botanical Projects

Dried Ornamental Grasses: Know What You're Working With and Set Up a Work Area That Fits

Dried Ornamental Grasses: Know What You're Work...

Learn which grasses dry well, how plume, feather and blade types differ, and how to arrange a practical work area for sorting, cutting, assembling and storing dried ornamental grasses.

Dried Ornamental Grasses: Know What You're Work...

Learn which grasses dry well, how plume, feather and blade types differ, and how to arrange a practical work area for sorting, cutting, assembling and storing dried ornamental grasses.

Surface Compatibility in Madder Root Dye Projects: Choosing the Right Stage for Each Task

Surface Compatibility in Madder Root Dye Projec...

Learn how madder root behaves on wool, silk, cotton, linen, paper and unfinished wood, and how to choose which fiber and surface belongs in each stage of the dye bath.

Surface Compatibility in Madder Root Dye Projec...

Learn how madder root behaves on wool, silk, cotton, linen, paper and unfinished wood, and how to choose which fiber and surface belongs in each stage of the dye bath.

Fennel Fronds as Botanical Print Material: A Small Routine for Contact Prints

Fennel Fronds as Botanical Print Material: A Sm...

Make delicate botanical contact prints with fennel fronds. Learn two reliable methods, the supplies that help, and how to fit printing into an ordinary kitchen routine.

Fennel Fronds as Botanical Print Material: A Sm...

Make delicate botanical contact prints with fennel fronds. Learn two reliable methods, the supplies that help, and how to fit printing into an ordinary kitchen routine.

Dyeing with Ornamental Gourds: What Fiber Preparation Can and Cannot Prove

Dyeing with Ornamental Gourds: What Fiber Prepa...

Test ornamental gourd vines and shells as a natural dye source with controlled fiber preparation. See which steps shape the result and what one dyepot can and cannot establish.

Dyeing with Ornamental Gourds: What Fiber Prepa...

Test ornamental gourd vines and shells as a natural dye source with controlled fiber preparation. See which steps shape the result and what one dyepot can and cannot establish.

How to Dry Eucalyptus Leaves for Projects: Identify the Feature That Changes the Method

How to Dry Eucalyptus Leaves for Projects: Iden...

Learn how to dry eucalyptus leaves for sachets, wreaths and crafts by identifying leaf thickness and waxiness, then choosing air drying, a mesh rack or desiccant and storing the dried...

How to Dry Eucalyptus Leaves for Projects: Iden...

Learn how to dry eucalyptus leaves for sachets, wreaths and crafts by identifying leaf thickness and waxiness, then choosing air drying, a mesh rack or desiccant and storing the dried...

Lemon Peel Projects and the Clean-Up Routine That Keeps Your Tools Ready

Lemon Peel Projects and the Clean-Up Routine Th...

Use lemon peels for drying, infusing and candying, then follow a short routine to clean zesters, peelers, boards and jars so tools stay sharp and odor-free.

Lemon Peel Projects and the Clean-Up Routine Th...

Use lemon peels for drying, infusing and candying, then follow a short routine to clean zesters, peelers, boards and jars so tools stay sharp and odor-free.