Projects with Rose Petals
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, here are some projects with rose petals. If you have roses in your yard, you may have access to fresh rose petals, but you can also buy inexpensive roses from the grocery store or some florist shops will give away discarded roses for free. Whether fresh or dried, there are a variety of wonderful ways to use roses!
Roses have always been symbols of romance, and are one of the most gifted flowers on Valentine’s Day. They are also one of the grandest and sweetest-smelling flowers found in the garden. There are famous rose gardens such as the Princess Grace Rose Garden in Monaco, the Sakura Rose Garden in Japan, Parc de Bagatelle in Paris, France, Valby Park in Copenhagen, and in the United States there’s the White House Rose Garden, the Longmont Memorial Rose Garden in Colorado, and the International Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon (also known as The City of Roses). Additionally, roses have many healing and medicinal properties, they are edible, and their scent is often found in perfumes, sachets, oils, and creams. You can use rose water for your complexion and your cocktails!
Here are some projects using both fresh and dried roses you may want to try!
Fresh Rose Petals
Fill a bowl for beauty and light fragrance in any room (particularly lovely for a guestroom)
Sprinkle them across a path, a bed, a bath, or the floor (perfect for any wedding or romantic event)
Make rose water using fresh rose petals and filtered spring water (great for skin, for fragrance, for mists, in cocktails, and cooking)
Make jam or a soothing rose and honey tonic for sore throats
Make rose petal rolling papers for your joints (download the instructions here)
Make tonics and infused vinegar or wine
Sprinkle on any salad or decorate a cake
Add them to an ice tray or ice mold for a lovely addition to your party décor
Hot glue them to just about anything for a romantic touch
Dried Rose Petals
Make rose petal potpourri by adding to other dried flowers
Make wreaths
Make teas (used for uplifting the spirits, for grief, PMS, upset tummy and constipation, sore throats, colds, and relieving menopause symptoms)
Add to cooking or decorate your food with tiny dried rose buds
Make soaps, rubs, scrubs, oils, and salves
Add to your bath, serums, mists, and waters
Add to homemade candles, incense, and chocolates
No matter how you incorporate roses into your life, you will never be disappointed in this generous flower. From the petals to the stems and hips, the rose provides multitudes of ways. They are also quite easy to grow, and easy to maintain regardless of where you live.
O my Luve is like a red, red rose
That’s newly sprung in June;
O my Luve is like the melody
That’s sweetly played in tune.
Robert Burns
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