Heart Home magazine Issue 12 - June 2014 | Page 47

If you dip the stems into boiling water, then plunge them into cold water up to their necks for 10 minutes, Queen Anne’s lace can last a surprisingly long time. Ingredients • Large pitcher or jug • Cow Parsley (Queen Anne’s Lace) • Lilac (Syringa) • Garden secateurs Inspire: The Art of Living With Nature by Willow Crossley is published by CICO Books at £16.99, and available from all good bookshops or call 01256302699 quoting GLR 9OW to purchase a copy at the special price of £11.99 including free p&p. For further information, please visit www.cicobooks.co.uk. 47