Flower tutorial: geraniums

■ Makes 16 ■ Prep 1 hr plus cooling and 10 mins chilling ■ Cook 12 mins 100g unsalted butter, softened175g caster sugar, plus extrafor sprinkling1 egg1 tsp vanilla paste200g plain flour, plus extrafor

Flower ‘frogs’ are the perfect beginner project. Don’t worry, there are no real frogs here. These are used to help keep your flowers in place when flower arranging. They are decorative and practical –

MAKES 15 (You will need a silicone mould with 15 heart-shaped cups) Ingredients 2g freeze-dried raspberries 150g milk or dark chocolate (depending on taste) A couple of drops of rose water 1. Add a pi

It’s probable that there isn’t anyone else in England making silk flowers in quite the same way Anne Tomlin does. Inspired by her garden and the chalk meadows near her West Sussex home, she makes life

Louise Curley celebrates spring’s homegrown and low-carbon blooms, showing how to pick for months and arrange them in garden-gathered style

I love the delicate, open, airy height provided by Anthriscus sylvestris so early in the year, with a drama and elegance like few other spring-flowering perennials. Its off-white flowers and burgundy