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The Potpourri Gardener: How to Grow, Harvest and Dry Flowers for Fragrance & Color in Your Own Home All Year Round
The Potpourri Gardener How to Grow Harvest and Dry Flowers for Fragrance Color in Your Own Home All Year Round Author:Theodore James Jr From your garden to your home, The Potpourri Gardner will show you how to grow over one hundred flowers, bulbs, herbs, and shrubs perfect for use in potpourri. Also included are directions on how to make your own scented creations, along with twenty original recipes. This book is generously illustrated with beautiful color photographs. — Growing ... more »your own, says the author, creates flowers and plants that retain their scent and/or color when dried much better than commercial potpourri. Each entry includes a detailed description of the plant, including its height and spread at maturity, requirements for cultivating it, and planting instructions, along with a description of its use in potpourri, its scent (if any), the recommended time for harvesting it, and the suggested method for drying it. The entries are followed by more-detailed chapters on harvesting and drying techniques, and the actual making of potpourri, including 20 recipes, arranged seasonally, as plants become ready for use.« less