Don't you love walking into someone's home or office and sniffing the fresh scent of dried potpourri? Its fragrance heralds the season or a special holiday to create a festive atmosphere of joyful celebrations or peaceful calm. Dried flowers, herbs, and plants of all kinds can create meaningful a wide assortment of accents, decorations, and gifts. All you need are the supplies and a little bit of know-how. You can also buy dry bouquets of flowers online.

Start by browsing your local craft, novelty, or fabric store. You can find many types of dried leaves and blossoms that can be used for their beauteous appearance or appealing scent. Check out the many kinds that are available for various crafts and projects.

Then, if you are not quite sure how to use them, invest in a dried flower book that shows you how to assemble pieces that utilize these remnants of seasons past. You might even want to take a class on working with dried plants and floral arrangements, which will add to your collection of information and give you plenty of ideas to work with.

Some of the ways you can use dried floral products include making the ever-popular potpourri. After drying petals, stems, or leaves, crush them and store them in small bags for future use. These can become sachets for drawers, room fresheners when heated in water, or attractive decorations when placed in glass bowls or dishes that adorn tabletops or other attractive settings in your home or place of business.

Make sure that you know which plants to grow, how to blend them for the right scent, and the proper way to store and use them. Then make good use of these attractive items, or give them away as presents to others.