On the left are my Valentine roses looking a little sorry, faded and droopy. I rarely remember to refresh the water in the vase. Robert usually gets me a bouquet of mixed colors which I love for the variety. So when they are looking so sad, I know it’s time to make a vase of rose bloom potpourri. You can too!
Step 1: Get an empty bowl, vase, or pretty container that is see through. I chose a round crystal bowl that was my mother in laws.
Step 2: With a pair of scissors, snip the buds off the rose stems. If there are any that are not dried yet, you might consider leaving them on a paper towel in the sun and letting them finish drying out. Most of mine were already dried.
Step 3: Carefully place them in your container, letting the petals face outward if possible. This will give you a nice color around the bowl.
Step 4: Place one or two roses face up on the very top so you see the petals which will give it a nice appearance.
There you go! Quite beautiful and colorful isn’t it? I put it right beside my reading chair so I could enjoy it every day.
That potpourri looks so nice in that pretty crystal bowl – is it Austrian crystal? I love my heirloom roses that make the sweetest potpourri…they are the smaller roses, but they smell like honey. I have some from a couple of years ago and it still smells sweet.
Great idea! Roses are so versatile
Have a wonderful day! Nice to “see” you again!