Outside, I have black eyed susans, queen annes lace, hopi black dye sunflowers, coriopsis (tickseed) tinctora, red clover, a bunch of sets (off my plant) of rhubarb, red and gold poppies and a variety of wildflowers. Inside I have starts of madder, 2 varieties of indigo, more sunflowers, marigolds, lupines, black hollyhocks, and a few others.
I’ve always loved gardening, and now I find I have a lot of materiels to try. Poplar (the one with triangle leaves and flat stems) give LOTS of different colors, as do maples, raspberry leaves and stems, willow, ferns,…. I could dye out of my own yard all season long. Exciting. I'm doing a series of experiments on dying with dandelions. The predominant flower at this time of year. I have a pot of plant less roots on the stove. Roots in ammonia and water in a jar, and i'm going to gather a pot of whole plant including roots for a hot bath.
I cant wait to see the outside plants start growing. I hope they start soon!
Here are some pictures of plants I already have started:
I forgot to add: from the top, madder, lupine, indigo and green cotton
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