Since ancient times, Ash has been considered a conductor between the worlds. Ash resurrected lives, endowed a person with magical powers, drove away evil spirits.

The tree united opposites and was an allegory of eternal life.

Ash wood was used in divination. Amulets and magic runes were made from it.

In the old days in Scandinavia, they believed that the gods live in Asgard - a country above the clouds. In the middle of the country rises a huge Ash tree, growing through the worlds. An old tree named Ygdrazil holds the vault of heaven and covers the sacred spring with its roots.

If the tree dies, the heavenly realm will collapse, and the sacred waters will flood all life.

ash tree names

Ash received its name due to the appearance of the crown. Despite the lush vegetation, the leaves of the Ash tree let in a sufficient amount of sunlight, so it is always clear and light under the tree.

This property makes it possible to sunbathe under the crown for many hours on a bright sunny day and at the same time not be afraid to burn out.

The Latin name for Ash is Fraxinus, which means "Ashes" in Latin.

Where does ash grow

There are 70 species of Ash in the world. The most common in our country is Common Ash.

The tree is found throughout Russia, in the Crimea and the Caucasus. Different kinds plants can be found in North Africa and North America, in Eurasia and the Far East.

Ash can be found in parks and gardens.

AT wild nature This tall and stately tree prefers fertile, moderately moist soils. Often, Ash can be found in the middle of a field or along a sandy road.

What does Ash look like?

Ash is a tall tree up to 30 meters in height with a lush crown. In the southern regions there are representatives up to 60 meters tall. The crown transmits sunlight well due to sharp and long leaves and sparse knotted branches. The volume of the trunk reaches 1 meter.

The bark of the tree is ash-gray in color and is distinguished by its smoothness and unusual smell. The bark and leaves of this tree contain the substance "coumarin", which gives the tree the aroma of fresh hay. That is why a tired traveler under a tree breathes easily and calmly.

Ash turns purple in spring. After a few weeks, future fruits - lionfish begin to form.

These flat seed pantries will only fall to the ground in winter.

When the ash tree blooms

Flowering begins in April-May and lasts until the leaves bloom. Due to the large number of flowers and pollen, Ash is an excellent honey plant.

The fruits ripen in September or October and may remain on the branches until early spring, helping small birds out of hunger. These fruits contain a large number of fats and proteins.

A tree begins to bear fruit after an average of 25 years and can live up to 300 years. Ash leaves fall in late autumn, retaining their green color.

HEALING PROPERTIES OF ASH

For medicinal purposes, leaves, fruits, roots and bark of the tree are used.

A decoction of the roots relieves chronic respiratory diseases.

A decoction of the leaves has a sedative effect and is used in the treatment of disorders of the nervous system of the body.

Tea made from the leaves or Ash seed powder has a diuretic effect.

An infusion of Ash leaves is a natural means of increasing male power.

In addition, Ash preparations have tonic, hemostatic, antimicrobial, anthelmintic and other effects.

Application of Ash

Ash wood has a number of advantages compared to other species. Durable, light, moderately shrinking, wood has been used as a material for a variety of crafts since ancient times.

Due to its flexibility, the branches of the Ash tree served as an excellent material for the bows of the Indians of North America. In Russia, wheel rims were made from Ash, skis and rocker arms were bent.

In modern industry, high impact strength has made it possible to use wood for various sports equipment. Ash is used to make billiard cue, baseball bats, racing oars, skis and even gymnastic bars.

Thanks to its beautiful pattern, Ash is used in the form of veneer for facing expensive furniture. Veneer when stained is difficult to distinguish from Olive wood.

The high strength of wood makes it possible to produce railings, window frames, sheathing and furniture.

Ash is used for landscaping especially polluted areas of cities.

In the Caucasus, Ash fruits are pickled instead of capers and used as a condiment.

Sweet Ash sap, like Maple sap, is a valuable source of sugar.

Contraindications

Despite all the advantages of fruits, bark and leaves, Ash is considered a poisonous plant, so it is necessary to use certain infusions and decoctions with great care.

In case of an overdose of preparations based on Ash, abdominal pain, hepatic colic, dizziness and nausea may occur, therefore, before using Ash for the treatment of any ailments, consult a specialist.

My daughter Katya in this wreath became the "Queen of Autumn" in 2007!

It is my deep conviction that our education, starting from Soviet times, is built on the following principle:

“If you did not complete the task of the teacher in childhood, you will still do it when you help your child” :-).

So, dear mothers, since we met on this page, it means that your child was given the task to bring autumn crafts. Guessed?

I'm sure you'll breathe a sigh of relief now! I collected a bunch of ideas, and your craft from autumn leaves will definitely please the teacher! 🙂

In order not to interfere with the whole experience of mankind in this matter, I tried to combine collages and applications that are similar in meaning.

Let's start!

Autumn leaves portrait

I did not find many examples of little men of their natural materials, but enough for inspiration. The face can be glued together from several fragments and an oval of the desired shape can be cut out.

For hairstyles or hats, choose coarser plants. You can use spikelets or stalks of dry herbs.

Here are some very cute characters "with a mood." Moms. Do not try to find leaves of the desired shape. To make a head, simply cut a circle or an oval from any sheet. If there are no dried narrow blades of grass for hair, cut a large sheet into thin strips.

I also found children for them, though not from leaves, but from acorns. To make them quickly, you will need a glue gun and a permanent marker. A scarf can be made from scraps of felt or any other bright fabric. Incredible kids!

Birds-butterflies-animals

This is the most common type autumn creativity. We make up from dry leaves of different colors and shapes of cute animals and insects. Leaves of contrasting colors are hardest to find, as almost everything turns yellowish-brown after drying.

To have a choice, dry not only autumn, but also green leaves too, then the color palette will be much wider and you will definitely get something from this. By the way, dry rose petals look great on a peacock's tail, take note:

Here are simple and expressive birds. By the way, leaves with small flaws look quite harmonious, there are always a lot of unexpected spots in the plumage of birds. a couple of lines with a pen, and the beak becomes like a beak. Chickens are made in a minute, you can make a whole brood.

Impossible handsome ... Apple bit off :-). This collage is made using colored cardboard parts. My version of the hedgehog is on the right in the frame. We also sprinkled semolina porridge on PVA glue here and there. I hope the teacher enjoys...

Here is another option for those who can draw these simple drawings. Draw the head of a lion and a fish large - on the entire landscape sheet. Cardboard is preferred. The rest is clear from the illustration!

Information for educators and teachers! , there is a lot of useful and affordable!

More from ash seeds…

Here is our latest craft. it beautiful owl in a frame of autumn leaves. On a sheet of A3 cardboard along the perimeter with an overlap, the leaves were pasted on PVA. They didn’t try hard, because then they cut off the excess along the edge, and another sheet was glued on the inside with an application of an owl from ash seeds, so you don’t need to try on the ruler either. Our beak is from half an acorn. I think it's good...

From these seeds, you can come up with a lot of interesting things (application) - the roofs of houses, a field of dry grass, an animal skin or bird feathers. The work is long and painstaking, but if you did not have time to collect and dry the leaves - the way out. They plucked it from a tree and glued it right away.

Here are some more examples for inspiration.

A mosaic of dry leaves and flowers can be added to the picture. This one looks really nice:

dry leaf hairstyle

In these pictures of their leaves, lips, eyes and even cilia are cut out, but the face can simply be drawn, not laid out with thin branches, but we make a shock of hair not just from individual leaves, but from whole branches with dry leaves. The fact that they are dried not in one plane, but in volume, gives our work a special charm. Well, what a beauty ... I found it in my favorite social networks, I decided to post it here so that the idea would not be lost.

Cut out shapes from fallen leaves

I have highlighted these collages separately, as autumn leaves are used a little differently - it is just a material for cutting out simple figures and letters. Need to do it BEFORE the leaf is dry, otherwise it will crumble . First we cut it out, then dry it in the usual way in an old book or between newspaper sheets. So you can cut out whole words and phrases.

In order for the letters to turn out neat, print them on a printer of the desired size.

Now we put carbon paper on the autumn sheet, on top - your printout. We circle so that the drawing remains on a yellow sheet. It remains to cut!

This way you can make not only letters of the alphabet, but also simple silhouettes (animals, houses, clouds).

Interesting examples of paintings from autumn leaves:

Thuja twigs are used here, and the desired shape for application is cut out of dry leaves. For the house you will need thin dry twigs, but you can also collect from matches.

RA from this picture you can take the idea. The female profile is simply drawn, but the leaves in her hair may be not paper, but real ! Is it hard to find them different sizes and forms to make such a beauty?

Here are some cute owls. A silhouette is cut out of paper, then we glue the leaves, as shown in the figure, and at the end of the work we cut all the protruding excess along the contour of the cardboard blank. We make eyes out of paper in a contrasting color.

colorful collages

Autumn leaves are so beautiful on their own that they look great in frames and without any plot. Look how beautiful! The first layer is dark leaves, then put the contrasting and most beautiful ones, so the volume will be felt. Everything is framed.

I also liked the idea: we put a sheet of thick cardboard on a collage of leaves, in which a letter or a simple figure is cut out with a clerical knife.

Another unusual technique, which for some reason is called "iris folding" , I found on the site "Country of Masters". A detailed tutorial is here: http://stranamasterov.ru/node/99098

Photo frame

For autumn exhibition you can make frames for photos and for the design of essays and poems on the theme of autumn. Here are the options I found. I think it's very simple and effective.

interior decoration

Autumn leaf crafts can be very romantic.

To get such a tree, you need to dry the leaves in advance, and only then reattach them to a beautiful branch with a transparent adhesive tape.

Working with a hammer...

Unusual technique. I saw on an American site, translation and. The point is that fallen leaves are placed between watercolor paper and a napkin, carefully tapped over the entire surface with a hammer so that the coloring pigment remains on the paper.

Roses from autumn leaves - master class

Plant nursery "Sign of the Earth"

Landscaping of the site

Landscape design of the site is a real art, which involves a whole group of specialists. Landscaping is individual, because you can hardly find two identical plots: each house with its surrounding plot and landscape is unique. Therefore, designers and planners create a landscape design that is suitable only for you and where all your dreams come true. Landscape design is only up to your imagination. For example, you need to beautifully decorate your terrace for a pleasant pastime. Or maybe you dream of a small pond where a cascade of murmuring water will be arranged. If the project provides for a swimming pool, then a changing cabin is needed, and the ground around the entire perimeter must be covered with safe materials.
Having equipped the fountain, you can listen to the sound of falling water. Someone does not need the presence of reservoirs on a personal plot, then a landscape design specialist can realize the appearance of the presence of water with the help of a “dry” stream. The imagination of our landscape designers is limitless, and a photo gallery of our completed projects will help you in determining what a summer cottage should be like. Our company employs creative individuals who are experienced and highly qualified specialists, ready to fill your garden with life, which will bring the joy of communicating with it for many years.
Our studio landscape design seeks to preserve and improve the natural environment that has developed on the site. In this regard, each tree, shrub or part of the relief, according to your desire, will become an integral organic element of the new garden design. Our experts love their work and will be happy to provide any assistance!

Ornamental plant nursery

We are engaged landscaping personal plots, dachas, suburban and urban areas. Our task is integrated approach to gardening. We are ready not only to give you beautiful and adapted plants, but also to deliver them and plant them.

Only competent and qualified specialists in various fields work in our plant nursery. Each of us has unique knowledge of planting and transplanting plants, pruning trees and shrubs, we will tell you how to properly care for the garden and give recommendations on landscape design.

Natural material goes well with home-made dough. Such combinations seem even more attractive. Today, together with us, we will create the Firebird.

For magic we need:

1. Container for making dough for modeling
2. Tree seeds (we used ash and ash maple seeds)
3. Fluffy shoots of grass
4. Disposable plates or thick paper/cardboard
5. Beads or colored paper

In the previous master class, we already wrote about how to prepare dough for modeling. Take flour and salt in a ratio of 1 to 1, mix. In practice, salt is better to take large. Add a little water to the resulting mixture and knead.

When the dough is well away from the hands, leave it to stand for 5-10 minutes and then you can safely sculpt.

We roll up a shape in the form of a bird's body from the dough, which we will use for the further manufacture of our crafts.

It is important that the dough is sufficiently dense, otherwise the head may fall forward and become deformed when it dries.

Dough crafts can be laid out on a disposable plastic plate, thick paper or any other surface convenient for you.

Then we make a scallop from ash seeds, carefully inserting each element so as not to deform the head and neck of our workpiece, and also make a beak from two of the same seeds.

To make eyes, you can use beads or colored paper.

From the seeds of the ash-leaved maple we make the wings of our miracle bird.

Seeds are best inserted sequentially from tail to head in an oblique direction.

Then we make a tail from fluffy shoots of grass. This part creative work the children liked it the most, because the bird immediately became big and beautiful.

Well, our magical firebird is ready. When it dries, you can decorate it and make a wish, and suddenly it will come true!