Dye Plants

Madder (Rubia tinctoria)

Madder (Rubia tinctoria)

European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea)

European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea)

European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea)

European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea)

European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea)

Sweet yarrow (Achillea ageratum) and woodland sage (Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland')

Sweet yarrow (Achillea ageratum) and woodland sage (Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland')

Fernleaf yarrow (Achillea filipendulina) and dyer's chamomile (Anthemis tinctoria syn. Cota tinctoria)

Fernleaf yarrow (Achillea filipendulina) and dyer's chamomile (Anthemis tinctoria syn. Cota tinctoria)

Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium 'Paprika'), purple giant hyssop (Agastache rugosa 'Blue Fortune') and catmint (Nepeta x fasssenii 'Kit Cat')

Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium 'Terracotta') and common lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)

Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium 'Terracotta'), Siberian catmint (Nepeta sibirica), whorled sage (Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain') and Macedonian widow flower (Knautia macedonica)

Giant allium (Allium giganteum) and dyer's chamomile (Anthemis tinctoria syn. Cota tinctoria)

Dyer's chamomile (Anthemis tinctoria 'Susanna Mitchell' syn. Cota tinctoria 'Susanna Mitchell') and woodland sage (Salvia nemorosa)

Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) and pot marigold (Calendula officinalis)

Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) and pot marigold (Calendula officinalis)

Mangold (Beta vulgaris var. cicla), red cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra), white cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba), pot marigold (Calendula officinalis) and marigolds (Tagetes)

Mangold (Beta vulgaris var. cicla 'Rhubarb Chard') and pot marigold (Calendula officinalis)

Wood betony (Betonica officinalis syn. Stachys officinalis) and common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Red cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra) and pot marigold (Calendula officinalis)

Pac choi (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) and pot marigold (Calendula officinalis)

Pot marigold (Calendula officinalis) and borage (Borago officinalis)

Pot marigold (Calendula officinalis) and garden cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)

Pot marigold (Calendula officinalis 'Radio') and chives (Allium schoenoprasum)

Dahlias (Dahlia), pot marigolds (Calendula officinalis) and marigolds (Tagetes)

Sneezeweed (Helenium Feuersiegel), European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea), stiff sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus) and rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)

Mistery flower (Malope trifida), pot marigold (Calendula officinalis) and cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)

German chanomile (Matricaria recutita syn. Matricaria chamomilla) and dyer's chamomile (Anthemis tinctoria syn. Cota tinctoria)

German chanomile (Matricaria recutita syn. Matricaria chamomilla) and dyer's chamomile (Anthemis tinctoria syn. Cota tinctoria)

Indian pokeweed (Phytolacca acinosa) and garden phlox (Phlox paniculata)

Orange cone flowers (Rudbeckia fulgida), pot marigolds (Calendula officinalis), garden phlox (Phlox paniculata) and bellflowers (Campanula)

European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea), sneezeweed (Helenium), common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) and guelder rose (Viburnum opulus)

European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea), sneezeweed (Helenium), common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare), guelder rose (Viburnum opulus) and blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) with jam jars

Marigolds (Tagetes), pot marigolds (Calendula officinalis) and green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris var. vulgaris)

Spider flower (Tarenaya hassleriana syn. Cleome hassleriana), opium poppy (Papaver somniferum), love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena), common zinnia (Zinnia violacea syn. Zinnia elegans) and golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria)

Spider flower (Tarenaya hassleriana syn. Cleome hassleriana), opium poppy (Papaver somniferum), love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena), common zinnia (Zinnia violacea syn. Zinnia elegans) and golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria)

Easter egg colouring

Easter egg colouring