The fun & enjoyment of working with dried flowers awaits you. 1st. off we will begin by creating gorgeous floral arrangements using natural products to bring vibrant color to home accessories. Imagine this if you will, the combination of colored exotics like the mango Ting Ting flowers mixed with the longer twisted Ting Ting in mango, keeping the twisted Ting as the highest point in the arrangement. Use Brown, Bordeaux or Mango Flax grass as filler. Add several (5) 24” long stem natural Pro Tea flowers. Place these in a fairly tall marble looking vase, or a terra cotta pot. Bring one of the Pro Tea flowers & a few of the Ting Ting’s down in front of the vase or pot. Play with the arrangement till you get just the look you want & for a job well done.

After all that work we need to relax. To help bring a restful, refreshing feel to our habitat, bring on the domestically grown English lavender mixed with the white Larkspur & the preserved dark green Lasiantha, arranged in a metal Americana pitcher, for an aromatic potpourri treat. Sit near an open window or air vent. While we’re on this smell good potpourri kick, gather-up the flavorful cinnamon sticks & lavender buds. We can crush them up or make a bundle of the sticks, tied with a ribbon on a bed of lavender buds in a wicker basket, adding a few lavender blooms for a complete smell good temptation. If lavender is not your choice, select several stems of polished preserved Eucalyptus in array of vibrant color of blue, camel, green, olive, orange, purple or red. Tie with ribbon & place on a shelf or windowsill.

Attach at random by gluing or tying, natural dried fruits such as apple slices, grapefruit slices, & orange slices, including cinnamon sticks tied on with small raffia bows at each one of the fruit slices. Brew –up a cup of tea or apple cider, pop-in a cinnamon stick, stir gently, wake –up the taste buds, as well as the sinuses. Another simpler option would be to gather-up the yummy fruit slices, including the whole split orange, place in a crystal bowl. Stir often & enjoy. With the use of the honeysuckle garland shaped into an arched bundle as the base, attach preserved foliage of burgundy Peppermint & burgundy Cedar with raffia ties. Add a few natural sun Palms @ random along with burgundy parchment Hydrangeas, pinching off a few blooms to place at strategic points on the sun Palms.

Dried flowers are a great complement to fresh cut flowers. Plus, they’re easy to grow and dry. And did you know they have a long lifespan? This makes them a joy to sell as they have a longer lifespan than other flowers. You don’t have to hurry up and sell them. You have time. In most cases, you can air dry the flowers, an inexpensive way to preserve their beauty. This makes it easy and affordable. Once established, these take little care, and they’ll even self-seed themselves each year. Delphinium is particularly popular, because of the wide range of colors. The “Larkspur” variety, an annual, is preferred by European growers, because it’s simply easier to grow than the perennial variety.

Try a few, and find what works best for you. When you’re starting out, start small. No need to try every variety you can find. It might take a little trial and error, but you’ll soon find the perfect dried flowers. So how much can you make selling dried flowers? Currently, flower growers make, on average, $20 to $30 an hour. You can make even more money if you sell bouquets, wreaths, or floral arrangements, which many of these dried flowers are perfect for. To get the best dried flowers, be sure they’re growing in a healthy soil. Only use organic materials. It might be tempting to use a chemical fertilizer, but an organic fertilizer will help the flowers grow up strong and without a lot of plant stress. If your backyard nursery is exposed, such as there are no trees or buildings nearby, plant tall shrubs to protect the garden from wind damage. Also, put down some mulch to keep those weeds away.

Once they’re ready to be sold, you have a lot of places to choose from. Farmers’ markets continue to be popular venues for local growers to sell to a large number of potential customers. Mail-order sales are also a popular choice. Place a classified ad in your local paper, and you should see business coming your way before you know it. Don’t forget about selling directly to grocery stores, florists, hotels or restaurants. If you’re willing to give some of your profits to a charity or good cause, then maybe you’d like to sell your dried flowers at a fundraiser. Simply put, there are many places you can sell your flowers for profit.