I'm Fierceblooms, an artisan flower grower who creates sustainable flower arrangements from a 19th Century Wharf and Cheshire canalside cut flower garden in rural North West of England.
I grow and arrange fresh and everlasting flower creations, influenced by each and every seasonal moment and the wild edges of the surrounding countryside.
My hearts desire is for everyone to return to a more seasonal, scented and sustainable floral life.
You can also get inspired by subscribing to my channel and visiting my website fierceblooms.com to learn what informs my wild garden style flower designs and to book an eco friendly flower class.
Wow, you're lovely! Thank you so much! 48 year old white Yank from Ct in the states, just getting into the groove, and patiently waiting for next season to have a whack at all of this wonderful arranging and thoughtfulness. And I'm a dude..and not gay. Amaaaazing. Sorry.
Years! Depending on what flowers- helichrysum for example will keep its saturated colour for at least 3 years whereas white dried flowers will “fade” more quickly- hope that helps
Have you been able to dry hypericum berries, retaining the bright red colour . My hypericum is looking its best mid Summer, long gone come Christmas and I'd love to be able to retain a noticeable red
short answer is no Alison - have an experiment and give it plenty of time - i suspect they may tuen to black rather then retain their red but yoi never know
@fierceblooms yes I suspect they'll be black! Buy I'll pick a few early while they're at their best and try maybe to dry them quickly if that makes any sense. It would be great if they even had a hint of red .thanks for coming back to me .
I have grown ranunculus for the first time this year. It never said to pre-soak on the box so I didn’t do this and they are all coming up and looking healthy so not sure what I did right….?
Thank you for this! I'm a straight white male and have always bought myself flowers, one bouquet dried out incredibly well just in a dry vase and I've been trying to recreate it, so this helped tremendously!
Something that confuses me: Ranunculus are not at all frost hardy, so if we plant them in the fall and they send up shoots, won’t frost damage to those shoots risk killing the whole plant? I am in USDA Zone 8 and everything says to plant ranunculus in the fall here, but how are they supposed to survive the winter if they are presprouted and actually start growing in the fall? I am perplexed.
What a blessed people were are to have your time and knowledge. Thank you. One question I have is why are my pressed flowers so badly brittle. I can’t even work with them. Help please
Hi there, thanks so much for this video it was great! I wonder if you can help me with something? I need to dry lots of cornflowers but I cannot dry them without them turning white (ish) or partially white? What can I do to stop this? Cath x
This video has been the most helpful for dehydrating fresh flowers. I want some clarity on a few steps. How do you keep the colour fading away over time? Is there a certain coating that can be done on them? How to do you protect the flowers from any insects etc over time?
You have to wait until the flowers on the head are fully grown and out - at the perfect stage - then put into water for 24 hours then take out and dry upside down- hope that helps k
Dear Kathryn, I watched all your Videos on RU-vid again and again, they are so helpful and inspiring. Also I enjoy your daily little chat on Instagram. It would be great, if you would make more videos, maybe you give us a tour through your amazing garden. Anyway, I bought a ticket for your online class in October and I'm looking forward to see you making an autumn wreath. Best greetings from Germany Andrea
Yep pretty much obsessed with your channel 😂 I've been drying for a few years but I'm still learning so much. I just love your channel it's so informative and entertaining. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge with us!!
