harvests for decorating

You can make a wide variety of decorative objects for your home using flowers, fruit, berries and shells gathered outdoors. This calendar, which will be added to on a regular basis, recaps the different harvesting periods.

spring
Wild hyacinths, lilac, European snowballs
Bird eggshells to decorate boxes


summer
Cherry pits for heating pad
Different shells for collages, mobiles, frames
Roses, lavender, clover and pine nuts for potpourri
Abandoned birds'nests for decorating


autumn
Acorns and walnuts to make miniature figures, jewelry
Pine cones, rose hips, fruit from the Japanese cherry tree
Honeysuckle flowers and flexible honeysuckle branches for potpourri and Christmas wreaths
Moss for floral compositions









winter
Shells and driftwood washed ashore during spring tides
Sticks and twigs for various decorative uses








Have a look to this interesting flowers-&-plants database.

October 2007 [toolbox]
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