Use those flowers up before throwing them away.

I have this big old rose bush in front of my house and I really must gather up those fallen rose petals next year and use them as potpourri. That is an excellent idea! I don't know why I didn't think of it before. Every year the petals fall off and just stay on the ground.

Yes, I am able to make my own potpouri...I'm getting ready to do some in the next week or so. It is very easy to do. And dried flowers also make great decoration pieces. How do you do your potpouri? I add oils to mine to help the fragrance linger longer.

I do not get cut flowers, at least not at all often. I do save flowers from my yard for potpourri. I have a brass vase full of dried roses from before my daughter in law married my son. She often sent him roses. She was a florist at that time. The flowers in this brass vase were yellow and orange colors, so are very warm shades. I have put a gold wired (recycled) bow on a pick in with them.

I use alot of things for other purposes also if I can. I have tried to make my own potpourri before also. I like to use all kinds of containers for all kinds of things also instead of just throwing them in the garbage.

WEll Mom I just got some beautiful flowers today and I wish I knew how to dry them and keep them but I am totally clueless! xxx

Hi raydene! The only cut flowers we have are those that came from our garden. I really don't buy cut flowers. They are too expensive. I do dried out all the cut flowers I have and make them into potpourri. I always have a full bowl of potpourri on my center table and put some essential oil on them. Take care and God Bless!