Rose Petals: The Perfect Addition to Potpourri
Rose is often a staple for potpourri making due to the beautiful floral scent and varying colours. Dried rose petals are a delicate, elegant addition to potpourri but often need a little added fragrance.
Rose Potpourri Recipes
Over on our blog we have a recipe for sweetheart potpourri that would be perfect for Valentines Day. We recommend using a variety of rose petals and buds in different colours. We used bright red and dark red rose buds with some cream rose petals, but feel free to mix any variation of rose buds and petals to fit your taste. To enhance the natural floral aromas, try adding a few drops of a rose fragrance oil. Tag us on Instagram if you make your own blend – @daisyshopuk – as we would love to see what you create!
Rose petals aren’t just for spring and summer. We have a recipe for Winter potpourri that will add a warm spicy rose fragrance to your home over Christmas. We suggest mixing dried rose petals and buds with cloves and enhancing with rose fragrance oil. This is a fun, festive twist on the typical rose potpourri.
Take a look on our blog for more ways to incorporate rose petals into your potpourri making.
Rose potpourri Mixes at Daisyshop
On our website we have a variety of pre-made potpourri mixes. Our Random Rose potpourri is a beautiful mix of dried rose buds and petals in shades of pink and red interspersed with occasional pink peppercorns and UK grown Parvi leaves. We enhance the natural floral fragrance with a few drops of Just Rose fragrance oil. We called it Random Rose because the availability of rosebud and petal colours varies throughout the year. This would look and smell lovely in a decorative bowl in your home or divided into organza bags perfect for a small gift or favour.
One of our popular mixes that beautifully makes use of dried rose petals is our exclusive Elizabethan potpourri. This is made up of rose petals and dried lavender with a sprinkling of cornflower petals and marigolds, orange peel, rose buds and a few cloves. A few drops of Just Rose fragrance oil are added to boost the floral scent.
If you like our hand-mixed options but want to add your own twist, you can find many potpourri ingredients on our website that will each add their own dimension to your potpourri.
Buy rose petals for potpourri making on our website, as well as a variety of pre-made mixes and confetti blends.
See also – rose buds.
You can find many tips and tricks for potpourri making over on our blog – driedflowercraft.co.uk. We also have a list of five uses for dried roses if you’re looking for more inspiration.
Check out our other potpourri ingredients, or if you want to find out more about dried rose petals just contact us!