Dyers garden

All the plants in the garden are used as natural dye plants.

The UC Botanical Garden in Berkeley, CA hosted Michel Garcia, chemist and natural dyer from France, to host a two-day workshop exploring natural mordants and dyes. Michel has done tremendous work in this area to explore plants and tannins as a sustainable method for natural dyeing rather than relyin

These seven medicinal herbs also benefit your natural dye garden. Grow your natural dye with these medicinal herbs.

Who says that herb spirals need to be for culinary or medicinal use? Why not plant a permaculture-inspired dye garden in a spiral layout? In this Botanical Dyer's Garden plan, we have Hopi Red Dye Amaranth as the centerpiece, surrounded by Hopi Black Dye Sunflower and Safflower. On the outskirts, hawaiian marigold, indigo, dyer's coreopsis, corn poppy, and bachelor's button provide a range of plant-based color!

Herbs have been used as dyes for thousands of years. Different herbs yield different colors.

You don't need to be a natural dyer to enjoy a dye garden, although it does help. Christina shares 5 tips learned from a master dyer and dye garden expert.

Growing and harvesting Dyers Chamomile - Makergardener

Weld elderflower dyers chamomile and mullein Dye Plants Mullein in a nearby hedgerow- I have never seen one there before . I hope it can flower and seed before the dreaded council hedge trimmer comes along. mullein moth caterpillars on the mullein Ignore the lupins and grass.! Dye plants are Weld ( Reseda Luteola) Dyers Chamomile ( Anthenis tinctoria) about to come into flower. Elderflower (Sambucus nigra) and to the right and back Mullein (Vebascum thapsus). This is a native plant but…

Adventures in Natural Dyeing

Designing Your Herb Garden discusses design ideas for theme gardens and color selections. Selections of medicinal gardens, fairy gardens, tea gardens, etc.