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Plant Drying Rack DIY

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The glorious plant drying rack DIY that I’m totally in love with. It’s amazing. I can’t wait to show you. You should know it’s quite possible I’ve scarred my children for life with all of the roadside flower picking trips I’ve drug them on. Luckily, I have sweet children who begrudgingly go along with my never ending obsession of Texas wildflowers. They take turns offering to help me pick them and I’m certain it comes from a deep place of feeling sorry for what they think, at their age, is a lame passion. It would be so much cooler if I was into video games. The perfect plant drying rack for your patio. If you want a French country feel on your porch then a vintage baby mattress spring is the best idea! Maybe you can even use it for a herb drying rack if you are a foodie! #herbdryingrack #diydryingrack #wildflowers #herbdrying #cozyporch #porchquilt

I tell them someday they will miss these days. Someday they will drive down the road with a car full of my grandbabies and see the Queen Anne’s Lace starting to bloom and get the sudden urge to pull over and snatch up a handful. Who know, maybe someday one of the three will even ride around with garden gloves and clippers in their car door pocket like their dear old mom does. The perfect plant drying rack for your patio. If you want a French country feel on your porch then a vintage baby mattress spring is the best idea! Maybe you can even use it for a herb drying rack if you are a foodie! #herbdryingrack #diydryingrack #wildflowers #herbdrying #cozyporch #porchquilt

It could happen. Get a French country porch with this vintage flower drying rack idea, perfect for drying herbs and adding a beautiful focal point to your outdoor patio. #wildflower #frenchporch #DIYherbdrying #plantdrying #plantdryingrack #herbgarden #porchquiltdiy #vintagegarden #outdoorlivingidea #outdoordecorating

I’m pretty sure this little slice of French country-esque gorgeousness that now hangs on our back patio will completely seal the deal on their love of free florals via Mother Nature. 

Even if it doesn’t I’ve already won my husband over by making sure he’s seen how cute this plant drying rack is. I know he’s so impressed. ????????The perfect plant drying rack for your patio. If you want a French country feel on your porch then a vintage baby mattress spring is the best idea! Maybe you can even use it for a herb drying rack if you are a foodie! #herbdryingrack #diydryingrack #wildflowers #herbdrying #cozyporch #porchquilt

I’ve had this vintage baby bed mattress spring for years. It’s changed addresses and decorated a mantel or two in its day. I always wanted to use it to dry flowers and herbs, but there never was the perfect spot for it. Until now. The perfect plant drying rack for your patio. If you want a French country feel on your porch then a vintage baby mattress spring is the best idea! Maybe you can even use it for a herb drying rack if you are a foodie! #herbdryingrack #diydryingrack #wildflowers #herbdrying #cozyporch #porchquilt

So I hung it from the porch ceiling and used the same supplies and idea as on the hanging baskets I just shared. And then I got to hang the latest and greatest plants I could gather. And my heart literally skipped a few beats.  The perfect plant drying rack for your patio. If you want a French country feel on your porch then a vintage baby mattress spring is the best idea! Maybe you can even use it for a herb drying rack if you are a foodie! #herbdryingrack #diydryingrack #wildflowers #herbdrying #cozyporch #porchquilt

I really do hope that my babies will see the flowers on the roadsides and notice the fields in bloom and pick the loveliness from pastures and trails. They smell so much better than a video game. Did you know you can show off your budding plant lady prowess with this adorable shirt from The Mercantile? Grab one here!wannabe plant lady t-shirt perfect for the growing gardener who is trying hard but not quite there yet! #graphictee #fashionover40 #plantlady

So tell me please, what’s your favorite wildflower?Get a French country porch with this vintage flower drying rack idea, perfect for drying herbs and adding a beautiful focal point to your outdoor patio. #wildflower #frenchporch #DIYherbdrying #plantdrying #plantdryingrack #herbgarden #porchquiltdiy #vintagegarden #outdoorlivingidea #outdoordecorating

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  1. Suzette says

    June 25, 2019 at 10:06 AM

    Love the idea of using a bed spring

    What do you do with the dried flowers. Mine seem to get brittle where I can use them for anything

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    • Kim at Salvaged Living says

      June 25, 2019 at 3:44 PM

      well I either use them to lay over a basket on the wall, put in a vase of lay on a table for a centerpiece. I will likely leave some of these up on this rack because I love how they look here and if they get to crispy I will chunk them and start over! That’s the best part of roadside flowers! FREE! 😉

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  2. Cindy says

    June 25, 2019 at 11:57 AM

    I love dried flowers especially Rose’s and my all time favorite Lavender. This is adorable and adds so much character and charm.

    Your babes will have these family memories as they age and to me that’s priceless.

    Enjoy your afternoon

    Cindy

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    • Kim at Salvaged Living says

      June 25, 2019 at 3:44 PM

      aww thanks Cindy! I do hope my kids remember their crazy mom and things like this!!

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  3. Alice Riehn says

    June 25, 2019 at 10:09 PM

    Kim,
    My favorite wild flowers are beautiful Queen Anne’s Lace. Later in the summer I will be teaching our grands in our grandparents’ camp about the Holy Spirit.
    When you place the wild flowers in a vase of colored water the Queen Anne’s Lace turns that color, just as we change when we are filled or saturated with The Spirit.

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    • Kim at Salvaged Living says

      June 28, 2019 at 1:57 PM

      beautiful, what a fun thing to do with kids!

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  4. Beverly Brittain says

    March 6, 2020 at 10:52 AM

    I love Alice’s idea. Thank you both.

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  5. Joan Ann Hornung says

    February 18, 2021 at 11:09 AM

    This all made me laugh – I too would stop roadside in Upstate NY where we grew up. If I saw thistles or milkweed pods it was surely a pull over moment! One time a customer where I worked asked me what I was doing in a field by the road one day – he saw me out there and wondered! Unfortunately I was never prepared with clippers, so had to improvise. I also often got wet feet since most of them grow in wet areas.
    BUT I made lots of decorations with those finds, and even though I now live in Florida, when I go up to visit my daughter we are known to pull over quick for some pods if I see them! I have to say I adore Queens Anne Lace, and miss them a lot…BUT, I made a flower press that travels to NY in the summer as well. Keep on enjoying those finds with the next generation – always great to be enjoying nature.

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    • Kim at Salvaged Living says

      February 18, 2021 at 3:23 PM

      How fun!!! I need to make a flower press…that sounds amazing. Keep on discovering ❤

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