a good day for drying...

...some of the bits and pieces I have grown this year with wreaths in mind.   And the virginia creeper that was cut about 10 days ago has now shed its leaves and has been soaking for a few days in the paddling pool at the bottom of the garden. Later I am going to make some more heart bases and hope to use some of these seed heads and dried flowers in them

Just heard from Wendy in New Jersey who is a long-standing greengarland customer and who I met for the first time this spring.  She is coming over to the UK within the next few weeks to settle another of her boys into University here, and has lots of ideas for different wreaths that she has seen on her travels.  It was Wendy who started the kumquat fetish last year which turned into one of my big sellers...

We are going to spend some time together sharing ideas and techniques with the idea of Wendy starting a greengarland offshoot in New Jersey.  Looking forward to that.