DIY in the Garden: Floral Ice Cubes
Did you know that certain flowers are edible
It’s true.
Last week, I mentioned on my Facebook page that I was “channeling my inner Martha Stewart”, preparing for a future diy blog post
Here are the ingredients I used…
Distilled water, ice-cube trays and edible flowers such as violas.
Here is what I ended up with…
Wouldn’t these look great on your Easter table?
It was very easy to do, but there are some tricks to doing it just right.
Not all blooms are safe to consume, and you must be sure to use flowers that have not been treated with chemicals or pesticides.
I wrote about how to make your own floral ice cubes along with a list of flowers safe to eat, in my latest blog post for Birds & Blooms, which you can access here.
Noelle Johnson, aka, 'AZ Plant Lady' is a author, horticulturist, and landscape consultant who helps people learn how to create, grow, and maintain beautiful desert gardens that thrive in a hot, dry climate. She does this through her consulting services, her online class Desert Gardening 101, and her monthly membership club, Through the Garden Gate. As she likes to tell desert-dwellers, "Gardening in the desert isn't hard, but it is different."
