Pot pourri has been out of fashion for quite some time now, in fact so far out that it's ripe for a revival of interest.

We make our own rose and herb pot pourri at The Real Flower Company as it looks wonderful in our little hat boxes. Selfridges home buying team are clearly on our wavelength as they recently placed an order for some large and small hat boxes of pot pourri from us and we all know that Selfridges are usually ahead of the field with new trends.

If you'd like to make some at home it's a great time of year to make it as rose petals dry really well spread out on a sheet of paper or cotton fabric and left to dry in a cool shady place for a week or so.
The dried petals do retain some of their scent but can also be refreshed with some rose oil. They can also be ground up to use as a spice in recipes but make surre that you use roses that have not been sprayed with incecticide.

Little bags of home made pot pourri make lovely stocking fillers for Christmas! Yes I know its early but the roses are blooming in the garden now!