Dried flowers

[Espritdescalier]

I went to the Newt in Somerset in early spring and they had a room of drying flowers which smelled incredible. I wish I'd taken photos or paid more attention at the time because I'd love to dry flowers for the house over the winter. I've got some lovely seed heads (poppies, nigella, allium etc) but nothing smells good like it did at the Newt!

Any ideas on dried flowers which might smell good? Eucalyptus maybe (OK technically not a flower I suppose but some kind of foliage!) Any ideas?

Lavender is the obvious one and should be collected now. I dry Hydrangea heads by putting them in a vase of water in a dryish room away from direct heat. When the water has evaporated I leave the heads for a couple of weeks. Then they’re dried. I’ve just done the same with Lavender. Although, I do feel bad if I deprive the bees of the flowers.