After a morning of outdoor chores, I came in to do some computer work. Mostly looking back over photographs and sending them off to a magazine that will be featuring the nursery this spring ( more on that later!). While scanning through the many, many pictures we’ve taken, I came across this photo; a pot of blooming tea gifted to me last winter. I remember that day. My very dear friend Sid had come over for some knitting and a chat and she brought us the blooming tea to enjoy together. Flowering tea or blooming tea is a small bundle of dried flowers encased in tea leaves and left to dry.
After we covered the bundle of dried herbs and flowers with boiling water, we sat mesmerized as it ‘bloomed’ in front of us. Of course, a glass teapot is essential for this type of tea. Magic! Delight! Surprise! And tasty! Thank you, Sid for that lovely day last winter. Sipping tea that blooms on a cold winter’s day ( with my pal, Sid)…it doesn’t get much better than that!
Feb
7
2017
Fernwood Nursery & Gardens 
It definitely stands out in a glass teapot. Must have been so unique to see it blooming. ❤
It was quite amazing and it actually tasted very nice…mild but refreshing!
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I’ve never heard of or seen that. Fascinating. Thanks for sharing.
It was very refreshing and truly seemed to bloom from the bottom of the tea pot, just like this….. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnH3EAES8_8
Even more fascinating. Thanks.
I’ve never heard of this, and I’m not a tea drinker, but Sid might be able to convert me. 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnH3EAES8_8 you can see how the tea’bloom’ here, Judy…a fun gift for someone!
That is incredible. I’m a teaholic and confess to giving it no reverence at all. That would certainly create a more ceremonial experience. Wonderful!
It is a very mild tea, but I agree…what a wonderful way to celebrate a moment. Mid winter it was a delight to have this flower bloom inside the teapot, to wait for it to fully expand, and then to pour hot flowery essence into our cups. Check them out, it was exactly like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnH3EAES8_8
I already did – could watch them over and over – almost like timelapse, but real time!
How beautiful. Now I really want a glass teapot!
Oh the glass tea pot made it all happen…aren’t those bundles of tea leaves and flowers brilliant!
I love this! What a wonderful idea thank you so much for sharing!
Hello Emma, Here is a video of the blooming teas…quite fascinating. A lovely way to share a pot of tea! The tea itself is quite mild but refreshing. Glad you liked the post and I hope you get to try some blooming tea for yourself! Thank you for reading! Denise