Dried Flowers for People Who Kill Fresh Ones
Fresh bouquets are a week of pleasure and a bin full of regret. On the quiet longevity of dried flowers, and how to arrange them well.
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Flowers that keep
Notes from a small botanical shop on drying, blending, wrapping and making beautiful things that last.
Blending a Herbal Tea That Tastes of Something
Chamomile, mint and a little know-how. The building blocks of a loose-leaf herbal blend, and the ratios that make them sing.
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Handmade Soap: Why the Simple Recipe Wins
Oils, lye, time. Cold-process soap has a reputation for complexity, but the best bars come from restraint, patience and good ingredients.
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Lavender: Growing It, Drying It, Keeping It
The most useful herb in the shop. How to grow lavender that flowers hard, dry it so it keeps its colour, and use every part of it.
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The Wreath That Lasts All Year
A dried wreath is a quiet, useful thing: a door decoration that needs no watering and no replacing. How to make one that holds its shape.
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Bath Salts, Properly Made
Epsom, Himalayan, dried petals and a good jar. The easiest botanical product to make — and the easiest to make badly. The simple method.
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Eucalyptus in the Shower: A Small Daily Luxury
A bundle of eucalyptus hung in the shower turns an ordinary morning into something closer to a spa. Why it works, and how to keep it working.
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