My institution avoids dried flowers largely from a custodial perspective – they
tend to shed more readily than fresh/live plants and result in more work for
the cleaning crew. I am grateful and on-board with facilities on this point as
anything that readily sheds also gets kicked under casework
Hi Eric,
My museum puts up a large tree within the main museum building each year that
is covered in dried flowers. For years it was located in areas near collections
– primarily furniture, metals and ceramics. They moved the tree in recent years
to our Conservatory, which also typically has li
Any with seeds particularly oily seeds are a definite rodent attractant and
should be watched closely the first few weeks for signs of visitors.
Joel Voron
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Conservation Dept.
Integrated Pest Management
Office 757-220-7080
Cell 757-634-1175
