{"id":5921,"date":"2014-08-01T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/prayergardens\/?p=5921"},"modified":"2014-12-28T02:25:03","modified_gmt":"2014-12-28T02:25:03","slug":"travelling-bouquet-bag-practical-gardening-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/prayergardens\/2014\/08\/travelling-bouquet-bag-practical-gardening-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Travelling Bouquet Bag, Practical Gardening Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>Sharing flowers from your garden is a joy for both you and the recipient. Here\u2019s a handy way to transport those posies using a coffee bag!<\/p>\n<p>1. Rinse well an emptied coffee bag. No need to use soap, coffee oils won\u2019t hurt a thing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/289\/2014\/07\/001small.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5926 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/289\/2014\/07\/001small-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"001small\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. That little vacuum button on the front? Sometimes they aren\u2019t air tight (shock!). Cover it with a piece of packaging tape.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/289\/2014\/07\/002small.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5927 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/289\/2014\/07\/002small-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"002small\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/289\/2014\/07\/003small.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5928 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/289\/2014\/07\/003small-300x282.jpg\" alt=\"003small\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Flatten out the bottom then fill the bag with water\u00a0to\u00a0about 1\/4 to\u00a01\/3 full\u2026any more and the bag will tip.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/289\/2014\/07\/004small.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5929 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/289\/2014\/07\/004small-281x300.jpg\" alt=\"004small\" width=\"281\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. Cut your bouquet, leaving the stems a bit longer if possible\u00a0so they\u2019ll reach the bottom of the bag.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/289\/2014\/07\/005small.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5930 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/289\/2014\/07\/005small-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"005small\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. Now secure your posies\u2019 pouch with those little wire tabs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/289\/2014\/07\/006small.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5931 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/289\/2014\/07\/006small-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"006small\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6. There you have it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/289\/2014\/07\/007small.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5932 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/289\/2014\/07\/007small-183x300.jpg\" alt=\"007small\" width=\"183\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And off we go to\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/289\/2014\/07\/008small.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5933 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/289\/2014\/07\/008small-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"008small\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All images by Margaret Rose Realy, Obl. OSB. 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