Potpourri making advice, tips and recipes
Potpourri making ingredients and ideas
We have everything you need for potpourri making! We specialise in dried flowers and botanicals – the main ingredients of a great potpourri! Our director Ruth’s been experimenting with recipes for ten years or more on her blog at driedflowercraft.co.uk, so there’s a wealth of hints and tips, and she knows which ingredients and oils to use for the best results.
We have ingredients, recipes, hints and tips, home fragrance and more. Dried flowers, fruit and spices for craft and seasonal use.
Advice
Creating pot-pourri, whether traditional or modern variations, can be really quick and easy! It can be as simple as adding a few drops of scented oil to some dry petals. If you choose the right oils and ingredients, it can have aromatherapy benefits too! Across these pages we provide all the information and advice you need to make your own.
Why not start with: Potpourri making basics
Potpourri making – Product selection
Potpourri making is a growing pastime for people enjoying a more natural lifestyle. Lavender and rose petals are traditional ingredients of pot-pourri, with recipes including these flowers dating back to the Middle Ages. But why not bring complexity to a simple recipe by adding an unexpected ingredient? Or add a modern twist with your choice of fragrance oil.
Use this website to choose your ingredients, and find out how to prepare them using our pot-pourri advice and
recipes pages.
Pot-pourri is usually displayed in a bowl, but if you put some in a bag, you can make scented sachets for drawers and wardrobes.
Alternatively, shop from our wide range of ready-made Daisy Gifts Ltd home fragrance products including pot-pourri packs in different sizes. Our ready-made pot-pourri and scented sachets have been stocked by botanic gardens and museums up and down the country.
Potpourri making – Links to useful pages
Read more about our ready made pot-pourri
If you have questions about potpourri making, do get in touch!