What to do with your allium seedheads

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What to do with your allium seedheads

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9 жыл бұрын

In this video, Sarah shows you her favourite varieties of alliums for drying, ready for spraying for Christmas decorations. The seedheads are beautifully architectural and some of them are very large.
The varieties mentioned are:
Allium 'Purple Sensation'
Allium hollandicum
Allium cristophii
Allium schubertii
Nigella
Angelica
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@bettyhouk8727 4 жыл бұрын

I live in Arizona ,USA🇺🇸 enjoyed your show and the lovely ideas ,Thank you for sharing ! My Ancestors came from England in the 1600s Denton was their name ! Blessing to all !

@thejoyfulbudget6370 2 ай бұрын

That is a fabulous and unique idea! I am so excited to try that for Christmas

@selinapeace 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for this I love the idea of spraying them silver and showing us how they will look on the Christmas tree. Such good instructions.💮

@mswyman100 6 жыл бұрын

love your style- hate rigid , uptight, little flower arrangements, gardens, & flowers

@markandgwensimmons6342 7 жыл бұрын

What an exciting idea to spray the dried allium globes. I can't wait!!!

@beverlyfletcher4458 4 жыл бұрын

Great idea. Love it when the alliums are dried, and I have 2 heads in an arrangement on my windowsill all year 'round. Just picked the latest Purple Sensation and enjoy seeing it change......

@bcbonni 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! So glad I planted alliums in the fall. I can use them in arrangements at Christmas, as well.

@cathybranly1839 4 жыл бұрын

I just found your channel when I Googled "drying alliums". What a lovely garden! Thank you for the information. The alliums are so pretty that I want to preserve and use them. I am in Virginia, USA.

@MariOlsdatter1919 4 жыл бұрын

Schubertii is my all time favorite. I leave mine standing as to my eye the sculptural quality is an enhancement to the area it's in. Then in fall I scatter it's seeds. It takes about 7 years for the seeds to grow a big enough bulb to have a first smallish bloom stalk.

@ApplyUrBrain 2 жыл бұрын

But do they at lest grow to above ground each of those 7 years? I would put weed preventer fabric down if not, but would just deal with the weeds if the allium seedlings are come up above ground starting the first year. Clarify, please?

@MariOlsdatter 2 жыл бұрын

@@ApplyUrBrain Year 1 they come up looking like thin or puny chives with a single leaf...might be hard to distinguish from grass if you don't look sharp. Year 2 single leaf slightly stronger, more like chives. Year 3 might have 2 chive like leaves. Year 4 a bit stronger looking. Year 5 leaf or leaves flatter more leaf-like still quite small. Year 6 leaves still small may only have 3 or so, slightly broader. Year 7 plant still small tips of leave may only be 6 inches long, may put up a small flower head Year 8 growing & probably will have a larger flower head but not full grown size than last year leaves broad & flat. Year 9 full grown large flower head. This all supposed not too much supplemental watering in late spring until October rains set in.

@timeforthinkers7418 4 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love alliums. Leek blooms are quite lovely. They last quite a long time in flower arrangements when fresh and look quite lovely when dried as well. Now I will try spraying them. Thank you so much for such a great idea.

@AndysDogHouse 6 жыл бұрын

Great video. I want to know all I can about planting flowers from seed and how to use them after the summer. I am retired now and my wife and I need something to keep up entertained. Thanks for the great lesson. Ansy

@anjah7360 8 жыл бұрын

I absolutely adore your enthusiasm for gardening, Sarah! I'm on my third year and am always interested in ways to make my produce most useful. Thanks from Canada :)

@sebwilkins 9 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing sarah discussing this trip a few years ago and we have saved the heads each year now and boy do they look good at Christmas :D

@hibernogirl 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. I have been doing this for several years but sprayed in gold paint and put in bunches in vases. I was thinking this year would have to give away this years harvest as have enough and they last all year. Alliums now well established so get more blooms each year. (Ok out into garden on a windy day to shift dust) . I will do some as tree decorations so good tip! My mother used to paint bare twigs/branches white and hang coloured glass balls on same.

@20greeneyes20 4 жыл бұрын

They absolutely beautiful. I have the same size . I haven't done anything with them yet but now I see what they will look like. Thank you from the US.

@tarastocker7523 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for such a fabulous idea! Mine were headed for the compost bin!

@felixfelix6499 Жыл бұрын

I am so in love with all you do. Thank you very much for making my world more beautiful. PS I like the way you dress. You are such an inspiration to me.

@downbntout 4 жыл бұрын

Fascinating, I am stunned at that magical look - edit - and mine are finished and ready for Christmas

@franceskingdon1053 6 жыл бұрын

Gives me new enthusiasm for Christmas - very lovely

@Utube-l1p Жыл бұрын

Brilliant idea thank you. I have giant alliums which are nearly ready to be taken up and stored in the shed. 👍

@barbarawaller9586 2 жыл бұрын

What a lovely idea, thank you for sharing it. I will definitely try mine as Christmas decorations later in the year.

@ignaciaforteza7731 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the splendid idea of spraying massive alliums. I have two gigantic dried alliums so huge I don’t know where to store them. Good idea hanging them. God willing I will plant All sorts of alliums for next year.

@SisterFromAnotherPlanet Жыл бұрын

OMG, what a brilliant idea! I just ordered allium schubertii bulbs, but they don't ship til November--so I won't have the giant flowers to spray til Xmas 2024. But you've given me something to look forward to! 🤩

@jeanlawrence9288 4 жыл бұрын

What a great idea. In this last week I've taken mine out of the garden done nothing with them. Hope I can rescue them & have a go. Thank you😀

@justynazaczek4710 7 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous idea! Greetings from Wroclaw, Poland.

@user-gi2kq5iu5l 4 жыл бұрын

What a genius idea! I can spray them other colours too! Omg now I just need to grow some alliums!

@kerryiannuzzi3287 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to try this! Love that they get repurposed at Christmas time - so magical! Thank you for your video.

@mlady204103 8 жыл бұрын

Two thumbs up from Minnesota, USA!

@brucewayne-cn4vd 6 жыл бұрын

The name of the unusually large allium she is holding is called Giant Allium - 'Schubertii'

@beverlyfletcher4458 4 жыл бұрын

Love one of those!

@ildadomingues5775 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, from Portugal...love your videos...what an inspiration!

@kapa0224 2 жыл бұрын

What a cool idea!!!! Thank you!!!

@rozhandley4867 9 жыл бұрын

What a brilliant idea! Thank you so much for this. I was wondering what to do with them and now I know! Also good idea about nigella pods. Love from Roz in Lancashire.

@laurajanejones6045 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic little video. Much appreciated 😍👏

@angelabright2125 5 жыл бұрын

Wow they look amazing I will give that a try ...love all your gardening tips and you are an inspiration 🌹👌🏻👌🏻

@angelawilson1828 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@ignaciaforteza7731 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your fabulous idea. Will try do use as you suggest.

@laurajanesherman9126 4 жыл бұрын

Re-sourcing is very useful.

@jama2kit 4 жыл бұрын

i am astonished: i am no more the only inventor of drying and spraying plants for winter decoration... since about ten years i began to create plants decoration. not only for christmas tree decoration. here in switzerland, winter decoration indoor and outdoor are in great demand. i use a lot of different plants, flowers, seeds. especially from autumn clearance. e.g. i make wreaths with bean plants. nature looks very different and nobler in other colors than usual. silver ist the best covering paint. i also try to paint in white. but this is more difficult. i treat big surfaces as e.g. rhubarb plant stems with brush and dispersion paint.

@christinepalmer935 11 ай бұрын

wow love this idea

@janicerosenthal8798 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful such a lovely idea ❤️

@MightyHex 4 жыл бұрын

Wow you really love Christmas 🎄

@martinlee5604 4 жыл бұрын

Well, it's 13th April and I'm hoping that the alliums I planted in my garden a while ago (Ambassador and Schubertii) will look as good as yours!

@TuckerSP2011 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely idea!

@BWebb-gd9qn 5 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous!

@annegretottmers291 3 ай бұрын

Very nice thank you 😊

@FollowLisa 4 жыл бұрын

Could you please show us a bigger photo of your finished Christmas tree?

@thereseaustin8351 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful thank you wonderful idea 🙂

@paulineclare2653 4 жыл бұрын

Great idea more like this please ❤

@TheSuburbanGardenista 3 жыл бұрын

Neat idea! Thanks!!

@naomiclarke4754 8 жыл бұрын

Beautiful will give this a go

@fortheearth 5 жыл бұрын

Cool idea, thanks!

@debrapeters7541 7 жыл бұрын

Oh I just noticed the list. It must be schubertii!

@mycomment3509 3 жыл бұрын

BUt what the botanical name for the crowning glow of all alliums? I could not find it :( It looks absolutely stunning.

@isabellelaval7294 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely and informative video but I was disappointed not to see a single picture of the alliums either in your Christmas tree or in another type of decoration.

@jean-michelgauthier4804 6 жыл бұрын

C'est Superbe...Merci.

@suehamblin9652 4 жыл бұрын

What kind of sheen do you use with the spray paint ... flat, glossy? The finished picture looked sparkly. Wish I had watched this before I threw mine out!

@jewellschrang4079 3 жыл бұрын

I may have missed it, but will the dried seeds of allium grow new plants?

@susanfryer1616 2 жыл бұрын

Can I ask what stage would you pick honesty for drying thanks

@carolehamilton9653 4 жыл бұрын

could I spray them with something that will preserve them for permanent use as decorations in the garden

@noladom8221 8 жыл бұрын

Hi, i planted 10 allium (purple sensation) bulbs in a large container in part sun/part shade back in october (10/19/2015).about a month or so ago (3/2016) 7 of them started to break through the soil (about an inch or so of growth), but then the tips of the shoots browned and they have "disappeared".any idea what happened or if this is "normal" and they will begin to grow soon? thanks!

@FuckPedophileBiden 3 жыл бұрын

What is the name of "the crowning glory of all alliums"?

@dbmgna3951 4 жыл бұрын

What type of clear product can you spray the with, please.

@laurajones2032 2 ай бұрын

What is name of that huge allium???

@jeanneamato8278 4 жыл бұрын

They look like fireworks 🎆🎇

@MariOlsdatter1919 4 жыл бұрын

That's exactly why I love Schubertii so. They bloom just ahead of our Independence Day usually and often are drying out by 4 July but still beautiful sculpturally. Many passers by ask about them.

@pshiel 5 жыл бұрын

Whats the reallly long grass like plant at the back?

@laurajones2032 2 жыл бұрын

Thought you would grow seeds

@laurad2136 Жыл бұрын

What kind of paint are you using?

@psusanwestlake5510 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, love it. But I hope you can help. I live in Dordogne, France and we have nasty little hamster like animals in the garden eating all my bulbs, i have lost dozens of them. What can i do - apart from not plant bulbs, which I love . Thanks

@polkcellar 4 жыл бұрын

Do you save any of the seeds?

@debrapeters7541 7 жыл бұрын

Sarah realize this is an old video but Im wondering what is the name of the very last, very large allium 's name is Thank you Deb Peters

@kvn1011 6 жыл бұрын

debra peters schuberti www.dutchgrown.com/products/allium-schubertii?gclid=Cj0KCQjw1dDPBRC_ARIsAJZrQfqj7SX8lQhy0cedjSmSdkc2WI5zr3PwiRCu2qWp_STv81bP8Ns7B-8aAiHjEALw_wcB

@susieqb472 6 жыл бұрын

Where do you buy the large large alliums I have the smaller ones thank you Susie

@bmwhiteside 6 жыл бұрын

Look on Google!

@cynthiabrooks2098 5 жыл бұрын

What it the plant name at 2:02 on the video?

@nursesheris8777 4 жыл бұрын

Don’t the seeds fall out ?

@ratuadilFF 2 жыл бұрын

Udahlah tenang aja. Ga usah panik.

@Lulu4Him 4 жыл бұрын

2:00 "Crown and Glory" is that the name of the Allium? Where can I buy the bulbs? I went to the site to order bulbs but the currency was in e1.97. Do you know the conversion scale for dollars?

@martinlee5604 4 жыл бұрын

No, it is called Schubertii, and Sarah described it as the "crowning glory".