I brought in some herbs from our demonstration herb bed at our county Fairgrounds. Our Master Gardeners group hosts a greens workshop each December, and in addition to the basic greens we buy (frasier fir and white pine), we purchase some specialty greens and our member donate dried goods. I brought in gray santolina, lavender, dried fennel flowers, thyme, salvia, rosemary, etc. We try to encourage people to look around their surroundings and use the lovely bounty we have.
Other dried donations (not herbs) included thistle heads, sedum, pine cones, blackberry lilies, dried okra pods, dried magnolia seed pods, pine cones, german statice, red twig dogwood.
It's amazing to see how creative people can be.
