With the turning of the calendar page I decided it was time to accept the fact that summer was pretty much a thing of the past. Cooler temperatures have arrived along with shorter days. Seems like everyone has been busy getting their homes decorated for fall so decided it was about time I did the same.
As I’ve been cleaning up the garden I’ve picked and saved anything at all that I thought would dry nicely. I dug out a door basket I had bought years ago and went to work to make something festive and fall like for the front door.
I started with the taller stems of yellow yarrow, ornamental grass flower heads and oriental poppy seed heads.
Next I added some spiked eryngium and allium seed heads.
For a little colour and fragrance I had lavender stems, echinacea blooms and fluffy white seed heads of gallardia.
To fill in the empty spaces I added a few sprigs of white baby’s breath. It looks great and didn’t cost me a penny.
I had also dried tall stems of my pineapple plant (Centaurea macrocephala) which looked good standing in my tin watering can. I gathered up a few other items I had and ended up with an inviting seasonal entrance.
For suggestions on great plants for drying visit my post BRINGING YOUR GARDEN INDOORS
Tagged baby's breath, dried flowers, fall decor, lavender stems, ornamental grass, ornamental kale, poppy seed heads
Original article and pictures take sensiblegardening.com site
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