Emerging iris
Emerging iris with fading camassia; weigela “Wine and Roses” behind.
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Desiccated dandelions? Not so appealing
Lots of experimenting here with drying flowers. Sometimes they don’t work out. Desiccated dandelions? Not so appealing; I don’t think I’ll be doing anything with those. Will stick to dandelion simple syrup or dandelion wine, I think, if I’m wanting to do something with dandelions. Desiccated columbines, on the other hand, are PERFECT. Now the
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Some of this week’s pressed flowers
Some of this week’s pressed flowers: dogwood, pansies, bougainvillea. The dogwood doesn’t take well to resin, so it’s destined for cards and pressed between glass. The pansies and bougainvillea, though — a table? a tray? Perhaps I’ll attempt a bowl? Hmm….
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Finished dogwood branch & blossom table
Finished dogwood branch & blossom table — I want to love it, but the way the petals go translucent in places just bothers me too much; I don’t think I’ll be making more dogwood pieces in resin. Other than that, though, it’s a perfectly nice little table, so I suppose I’ll take it down to
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Lovely, but invasive in Illinois
Garden log 5/6/24. I’m slowly digging out the large European lily-of-the-valley patch I inherited; they’re lovely, but invasive in Illinois, sadly. It spread by both seeds and rhizomes, so if you grow them in a home garden here, birds transplant the seeds to woodland areas, where it forms dense colonies that choke out native plants.
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Unmolding dogwood resin table
Unmolding dogwood resin table.
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Sicilian honey garlic
Sicilian honey garlic — the one on the left shows how it first appears, with a little papery shell covering the flower buds. Then they break free (on right), discarding their shell. Soon, adorable fairy-like nodding flowers.
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