Our plans for the flower crown activity on Sat. May 4 (4-5:30pm) and then at the Earth Spirit circle on Tuesday, May 7th are evolving.

Sandy brought in some ivy that had been twisted to form a base.

Mary was given some white wool. We did a walk around the gardens to see which flowering shrubs could benefit from a bit of judicious pruning and which flowers will be so plentiful they could be given over to this project. The cranesbill geraniums are just coming into bloom and will be plentiful.

Here’s a good link if you want to make these at home.

We’ll have (but you could also bring) ivy, laurel, rosemary and lavender for a good base.

We’ll also bring wire, twist ties, ribbon and yarn for fastening things on.

And here’s a very easy approach to do with kids. Paper bags and duct tape are involved.