| Don't you love walking into someone's home or | | | | can use the correct utensils to do the job right |
| office and sniffing the fresh scent of dried | | | | and help flowers last longer. |
| potpourri? Its fragrance heralds the season or a | | | | The next step might be to grow your own plants |
| special holiday to create a festive atmosphere of | | | | that are raised for this special purpose. Some |
| joyful celebrations or peaceful calm. Dried flowers, | | | | plants, like roses and lilies, are easier to preserve |
| herbs, and plants of all kinds can create | | | | than others or last longer, so these are the ones |
| meaningful a wide assortment of accents, | | | | you will want to cultivate. Grow an indoor |
| decorations, and gifts. All you need are the | | | | mini-garden or prepare an outdoor flowerbed, and |
| supplies and a little bit of know-how. | | | | have fun watching your plants bloom before |
| Start by browsing your local craft, novelty, or | | | | harvesting their beauty and fragrance for long |
| fabric store. You can find many types of dried | | | | lasting craft projects. Learn how to keep insects |
| leaves and blossoms that can be used for their | | | | away without using pesticide, and discourage blight |
| beauteous appearance or appealing scent. Check | | | | naturally without the use of herbicides, which will |
| out the many kinds that are available for various | | | | keep your plants-and you-healthier, especially |
| crafts and projects. Then, if you are not quite | | | | when the blossoms are dried and used in a living |
| sure how to use them, invest in a dried flower | | | | area. |
| book that shows you how to assemble pieces | | | | Some of the ways you can use dried floral |
| that utilize these remnants of seasons past. You | | | | products include making the ever-popular |
| might even want to take a class on working with | | | | potpourri. After drying petals, stems, or leaves, |
| dried plants and floral arrangements, which will add | | | | crush them and store in small bags for future use. |
| to your repertoire of information and give you | | | | These can become sachets for drawers, room |
| plenty of ideas to work with. | | | | fresheners when heated in water, or attractive |
| If you don't want to buy the kind of dried flowers | | | | decorations when placed in glass bowls or dishes |
| that are ready for use, you can get the | | | | that adorn tabletops or other attractive settings in |
| equipment to make your own dried floral | | | | your home or place of business. Make sure that |
| products. There are kits on the market that show | | | | you know which plants to grow, how to blend |
| you how to collect and dry blossoms, leaves, | | | | them for the right scent, and the proper way to |
| roots, and herbs to preserve them indefinitely. | | | | store and use them. Then make good use of |
| Instead of tucking them into a book and perhaps | | | | these attractive items, or give them away as |
| forgetting about them or misplacing the book, you | | | | presents to others. |