Walmart
29.06.2024 - 02:05 / sunset.com / Kristin Guy
In Hannah Muller’s debut book, Designing With Dried Flowers ($22.31; Penguin Random House), she shares expert advice straight from the fields on how to create beautiful, everlasting works of art for any season and occasion. It’s packed with gorgeous photography, handfuls of tips, flower growing and harvesting suggestions, plus inspiring dried flower crafts that go well beyond vase arrangements.
Here Hannah shares a stunning interpretation of braided garlic, which weaves in late spring and summer blooms such as strawflower, statice, ammobium, and flax that are also ready to pick just in time for your mid-year garlic harvesting. We hope this DIY inspires you to grow and preserve from your garden in new, thoughtful ways.
In the spring, the smell of garlic hangs heavy in the air at the farm. The fresh green garlic gets harvested and sorted and is brought into our packing shed to get washed of any mud. Every afternoon, the packing shed smells as if the finest French cuisine is being served. My mouth waters as I arrange mixed bouquets a couple yards away in our floral room. We have learned to appreciate garlic at every stage of its life at Full Belly Farm. Once the green tips of the shoots begin to turn slightly brown, we know that the heads are starting to form underground, getting larger and mature enough to harvest and dry for the summer. But before they dry completely, when the stems are still green, one of our favorite traditions is to make garlic braids with dried flowers. There is a reason this age-old tradition of twisting strands of garlic into art persists.
If you cultivate your own garlic for this arrangement, harvest it when there are three or four green leaves still visible. Clean off any dirt and broken leaves and
Your dorm should be your home away from home, but it can be hard to imagine that when stepping into the empty space for the first time.
Antiques—not to be confused with vintage items—are a beautiful way to decorate your home with historical charm, but finding real pieces can be a challenge in today's market if you don't know what to look for.
Learn About Dutch Elm Disease Ophiostoma ulmi, O. novo-ulmi, O. himal-ulmi
Orchids are the divas of the floral world. With all needs satisfied, they are utterly stunning! And when they effortlessly bloom out of crystal-clear water-filled jars, you know you’ve cracked the ultimate orchid code–water culture!
Collaborative post
Kaleidoscope Ginnel Garden by Petrus, RHS Tatton Flower Show 2024
Summer might be the peak production season in your garden, but above-average temps and heat domes don’t quite make for happy horticulture. Even if you’re growing in a mild climate, plant protection throughout the summer is an important practice and can even be helpful when prepping for an out-of-town getaway that might disrupt your usual routine. From keeping an eye on the forecast so you can plot your next move, to knowing which plants need watering and those that definitely do not, we’re sharing all the tips to avoid any summer stress and keep you growing gracefully. Here’s to a resilient garden and not forgetting to protect and hydrate appropriately, yourself included.
If you’re a pepper geek like me, you start to anticipate the homegrown pepper harvest as soon as the seedlings are planted in the garden. Pepper plants start off slow and you may wonder how to make peppers grow faster so that you can start picking hot and sweet peppers as soon as possible. In this article you’ll get tips on encouraging quick growth from your pepper plants as well as an early harvest. Why it’s important to know how to make peppers grow faster Whether you live in a region with short seasons like me or one with lo
Tradescantia or wandering jude or dude, whatever you call it, it can become a perfect trailing plant for hanging baskets! Its leaves feature stripes and hues of silver, green, and purple on both sides. And what better way to showcase its dainty, multicolored foliage than to let it cascade in full glory?
Looking to step up your flower gardening game? We’ve tapped into the tasteful toolbelt of Hannah Rose Rivers Muller, master florist farmer and author of Designing With Dried Flowers, who shares her selects for stylish yet practical farm gear that she personally uses while busy harvesting at Full Belly Farm. Well known for pioneering the Northern California field-to-vase movement, Hannah is no stranger to getting her hands dirty and knowing the type of quality gear needed when working in a fast-pace seasonally driven industry.