When I first started pressing flowers, I wondered what I would do with all the beautiful flowers. Therefore, I started researching what to do with pressed flowers. Well, I found lots of great ideas.…
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While I love Poinsettias and Amaryllis for the holidays, I am truly fascinated by the exotic beauty of a holiday cactus. Also, known as a Christmas or Thanksgiving cactus. Not only is it a…
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I am so excited to share my art project titled ‘The Summer Garden’ with you. In the video, I show you how I glue the pressed flowers and the materials used in the project.…
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Via experience, I know that some of my houseplants love to spend the summer outdoors. A few years ago, I moved a container of succulents outdoors for the summer. I was amazed at their…
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In an earlier post, I wrote about how to press flowers the old-fashioned way using the book pressing method. That method worked great. The best thing about the book method is that you don’t…
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In the past, I would get paralyzed, wondering whether I was pruning our shrubs at the right time. Now that I understand the basic pruning principles, I thought I would share them with you.…
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I have been pressing flowers for over a year now. During this time, I have emassed an impressive collection of dried pressed flowers. Having so many flowers you suddenly realize it’s difficult to manage…
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Three and a half years ago I was sitting in a Master Gardeners class about plant propagation. The jade plant was one of the plants chosen to propagate. I will never forget the instructor…
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I cannot resist buying geraniums each year. When I think back to my childhood, I know why. Every year, for Mother’s Day, we would give my mother geraniums. Receiving those geraniums made my mom…
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I love growing sunflowers because they seem to beam with happiness and are a lovely addition to the garden. In 2021, the National Garden Bureau named the sunflower the flower of the year. Helianthus…