The Scented Room: Cherchez’s Book of Dried flowers, Fragrance, and Potpourri

The Scented Room, lavishly illustrated with 110 colour photographs, is filled with delightful ideas for scenting and decorating your home with dried flowers and herbs potpourris, sachets, floral waters, bouquets, flower arrangements, and much more.

Although published over a decade ago, The Scented Room remains a classic guide on potpourri, sachets, pomanders, flower arrangements, and floral room decor. Accompanied by stunning color photos, the thorough instructions provide numerous recipes for potpourri and floral/herbal waters; suggestions for alternative scent sources, including candles, pine cones, and essential oils; ideas for home decor items such as wreaths and flower arrangements; and extensive directions for creating a working garden and drying and storing florals. The lengthy source guide lists other useful books, gardens worth visiting, and shops and mail-order sources.