Comments on: Air Dried

By: Justine Miller

Justine Miller — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:09:48 +0000

I love making dried arrangements with my flowers, and one of my favorites is: the chartreuse-colored dried blooms of Hydrangea Annabelle, mixed with the indigo-colored seed pods of Baptisia — it’s striking!

By: George

George — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:58:14 +0000

Dear Rachel:

Many thanks for following our blog and all the goings on at Heronswood. Much happiness to you and yours in the holiday and New Year.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:39:45 +0000

George, I joined your mailing list a few months back and have truly enjoyed your insite and ideas! I wish all of you at Heronswood a happy holiday season! thanx, Rachel

By: George

George — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:50:03 +0000

Dear Aimee:

Thanks for your nice compliment. I shall replace my photo early in the new year.

By: Aimee

Aimee — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:44:46 +0000

About your newsletters: They’re wonderful….so please have someone take a better photo of you to accompany your mind boggling, marvelous thoughts.

By: George

George — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:50:14 +0000

Dear Jeny:

Thanks for your input. In Holland, they frown on touching flowers, so mind if you go there. Give dried a chance. They’re more sensual than they seem at first. Maybe they need a new name. I love your herb and window box reveries. Thanks again.

By: Jeny Sawyer

Jeny Sawyer — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:48:25 +0000

Dried flowers, no matter how reminiscent of their earlier form or how beautifully they have been dried, just do not satisfy my need for the sensuality of touch and smell of fresh flowers…a bit like bringing rosemary and lemon verbena etc inside to survive long Maine winters…

When first married, we had precarious windowsill gardens in 6″x3′ windowboxes, our only option…

By: George

George — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:32:52 +0000

Dear Arielle:

Thanks for the approbation. Folks should have whatever they need or want. I was reacting more to the recent over-the-top PR, but I really do like a nice roof garden. Thanks again.

By: arielle

arielle — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:31:05 +0000

I agree with you! Why fly in flowers from all over the world! We really need to get over this…

Also, the roof garden thing… I don’t get it. Plants need a real environment to grow well, don’t they? Rooves seem to shallow. i guess the idea is that you’re keeping your house cool? Anyway, I think most REAL gardeners would prefer to have their plants in REAL soil in the REAL ground. There’s no comparison. Soil is real and alive and we can take care of it… A garden on the roof is the equivalent of a fish tank. Cute, maybe even interesting, but it’s not the ocean.

By: George

George — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:02:37 +0000

Dear Phyllis:

Thanks for your response. Dried flowers are quite sensational, and even exotic looking. The Dutch make fine art with them for interior display during the long winters. I attended a show at an art gallery in Amsterdam devoted to giant wall sculptures made of dried flowers. Slight Japanese feeling, too. Dried is somehow more pleasant than a freshly cut tropical flower. They seem butchered, and resemble pagan offerings on altars. Kubla Kahn, as I said, but few agree and I understand. I’m a bit stiff and formal. Plus, there’s an enormous industry, with huge vested interests, based on tropical flowers. For tips on a cutting garden, make sure to follow seed packet instructions and grow in full sun. Don’t overwater. Watering is best when it’s consistent. Mornings every few days. But hold back. Drying involves hanging them upside down in airy garage or causeway. Thanks again.