Harvest, Exchange, Celebrate: Carolyn’s Lavender Lemon Verbena Potpurri

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Photo By Barbara Bourne
DeWitt and Susan share a stunning array of harvest goodies, including chutney, jams, soaps and lavender sachets. Lavender is a harvest favorite, great for potpurris.

Carolyn’s Lavender Lemon Verbena Potpurri
Yield varies

The clean, lasting fragrance of this potpourri doesn’t require fixatives or fussing. It’s simple, keeps its scent until the next season, and looks lovely in sheer, purple-toned gift bags. Two lavender plants (Grosso de Provence and Fat Spike Dutch) and one lemon verbena plant will give me enough material for about two dozen 4.5-by-7-inch potpourri bags. The secret is to dry the lavender and lemon verbena completely.

Equal parts lavender buds and lemon verbena leaves
Dried rose petals, if available
4.5 x 7-inch potpourri bags

  • Published on Jul 2, 2010
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