Refreshing Permanent Botanicals

Whether you call them silks, artificial flowers, or permanent botanicals, they're back on trend -- but they don't always look that great after being tightly packed in a box. In this Tulip Tuesday How-To Video Leanne shares a great technique (and a great tip courtesy of Super Tulip Laurie), for making them look farm-fresh! Enjoy!
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[@pixmahler5859]

How you happened to choose this topics s truly funny. I was contemplating how to use some “permanent botanicals” I had in my flower room and ‘lo and behold…..here you go and show how to use them and how to freshen them. We must be on the same wave length.🥰
I would love it show you how I did a Christmas tree several years ago using silk orchids. At that time, I was raising orchids and Christmas is the time of the year I had dozens of full blooming orchids. (I had almost 200 orchids at one time in my tiny house.) Snow was outdoors and orchids were blooming indoors.
I just could NOT let myself cut the living spikes so I found silk ones.
Is there a way I might share my photo with you sometime? It is beastly hot this time of the year and thinking of Christmas is helping my brain cool down a bit.
Anyway, thanks for your timing of the broadcast.👍

[@FlowerSchool]

The Christmas tree with silk orchids sounds fabulous and would be such a beautiful way to showcase the flowers, Pix! Having 200 orchids in your house sounds amazing and so lovely indeed. If you want to share the photo with us, we suggest posting it to Facebook or Instagram and tagging us in it so we can see it. Use this as an identifier: #floraldesigninstitute You could also e-mail it to us at [e-mail], but do let us know what it is and who sent it so we can connect it with you. Thank you very much for stopping by to see our latest Tulip Tuesday Tip. We are happy to have you join us and hope you will do so again soon. Best wishes to you and please take care!