Useful Plants & Botanical Projects

Dyer's Coreopsis: Keeping Flower Color Through Harvest and Dye Processing

Dyer's Coreopsis: Keeping Flower Color Through ...

Learn how to grow, harvest, dry and extract dyer's coreopsis flowers so their yellow-to-orange pigments and aromatic qualities survive into a strong, repeatable dye bath.

Dyer's Coreopsis: Keeping Flower Color Through ...

Learn how to grow, harvest, dry and extract dyer's coreopsis flowers so their yellow-to-orange pigments and aromatic qualities survive into a strong, repeatable dye bath.

Jasmine Flower Projects on Wood, Glass and Paper: Choosing a Base and Arranging the Elements

Jasmine Flower Projects on Wood, Glass and Pape...

Choose wood, glass or paper for a jasmine flower project, and learn how to arrange dried and fresh jasmine with compatible supporting elements.

Jasmine Flower Projects on Wood, Glass and Pape...

Choose wood, glass or paper for a jasmine flower project, and learn how to arrange dried and fresh jasmine with compatible supporting elements.

Strawflowers: Choosing the Right Finish for Fresh and Dried Displays

Strawflowers: Choosing the Right Finish for Fre...

Choose the right finish for strawflowers. Learn how harvest timing, strain choice, drying methods and simple tools shape fresh, air-dried and pressed displays.

Strawflowers: Choosing the Right Finish for Fre...

Choose the right finish for strawflowers. Learn how harvest timing, strain choice, drying methods and simple tools shape fresh, air-dried and pressed displays.

Fallen Leaves as Craft Material: Read the Detail Before You Collect

Fallen Leaves as Craft Material: Read the Detai...

Use fallen leaves as craft material with a collector's eye. Identify the leaf, record its condition and drying stage, press it properly, and store labels with your botanical projects.

Fallen Leaves as Craft Material: Read the Detai...

Use fallen leaves as craft material with a collector's eye. Identify the leaf, record its condition and drying stage, press it properly, and store labels with your botanical projects.

Lemon Eucalyptus: Telling Established Facts From Popular Claims

Lemon Eucalyptus: Telling Established Facts Fro...

Separate established facts from popular claims about lemon eucalyptus. Compare living trees, dried leaves, essential oil and formulated PMD repellents, and learn what each can really do.

Lemon Eucalyptus: Telling Established Facts Fro...

Separate established facts from popular claims about lemon eucalyptus. Compare living trees, dried leaves, essential oil and formulated PMD repellents, and learn what each can really do.

Marshmallow Plants: Prevent the Two Problems That Undermine Roots and Display

Marshmallow Plants: Prevent the Two Problems Th...

Grow marshmallow for flowers and usable roots by siting for its deep taproot, avoiding overfeeding and crowding, and dividing clumps every two to three years.

Marshmallow Plants: Prevent the Two Problems Th...

Grow marshmallow for flowers and usable roots by siting for its deep taproot, avoiding overfeeding and crowding, and dividing clumps every two to three years.