The Garden Community for Garden Lovers
 
guest

By Guest
Who is guest?

United Kingdom

My neighbour would like to preserve her hydrangea flowers over the winter. Is there a good method for drying hydrangeas so they keep their colour.




Answers

 

My friend used to just hang them in her garage in bunches, upside down and it worked a treet, she then used to provide our church bazaar with the most beautiful dried flower baskets.

19 Aug, 2010

 

This site explains a couple of ways to dry hydrangeas, just copy and paste.

http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/dryingnat.html

19 Aug, 2010

 

Have you ever considered buying the Ezidri food dehydrator ? it will dry all your favourite fruits and veg,saving deep freeze space,and with the extra trays added will also dry flowers.Look up www.Ezidri.uk .com and you can see a ten minute video which shows all that it can do. It is also on eBay,but if you get tempted,contact me personally.( to save money )
It could also be worth experimenting with a microwave I think,although I have not tried it myself.

20 Aug, 2010

 

My friend thinks the microwave drys them too quickly, they need, she says, to be done fairley slowly in a nice dry space, like the garage !

21 Aug, 2010

How do I say thanks?

Answer question

 

Previous question

« what will grow under a fir tree

 

Related questions

Not found an answer?