drying flowers

[seXieleXie]

for my birthday i recieved a bouquet of really beautiful flowers. they haven't started to fade yet, but i know they eventually will.

i'd like to dry a few of them as a keepsake, but i don't know how to go about it. does anyone have experiance or suggestions?

 

[Wiggles]

You could try tying a string to them and hanging them upside down in a place you know they'll remain undisturbed for awhile.

I also recall something along the lines of spraying them with hairspray?? I don't know if that's right though, I've had good results with just hanging them.

 

[Aphrodisiac]

Well you can take some from your bouquet ... and tie a little string around them and hang them upside down


Or you can take some new paper and cut it in half ... then lay some flowers on one side and then cover it with the other side of the newpaper and just place another sheet of newpaper on them ... then take some of your school books & place them on top ... keep near a dry place and maybe in a week go back & check on them.

That is how we pressed our plants for plant taxonomy... we would use either a plant press or I would just place my heavy medical books on them , either works.

 

[Starfish]

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Sometimes I cut a hole in the bottom of a lunch bag and draw the upside-down flower stems into the hole and then tie them off and that way, as they hang dry, the bag covers them and they dry dust free, being somewhat protected, and the bag acts as a moisture wick, pulling the moisture from the plants, to dry them faster. Just make sure there is decent ventalation, or you'll get some rot and fungal decay.

Drying roses is very very worth the effort, because if you get them done, and then you put them in a dried arrangement (you'd need a block of rockwool and something to put it and the flowers in) and get some rose oil and apply a bit every now and then they really hold the smell of roses.

Good luck! It's fun and worth it.

 

[Hamletmaschine]

You could try tying a string to them and hanging them upside down in a place you know they'll remain undisturbed for awhile.
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Does this also work for dead relatives and pets?

 

[Wiggles]

Does this also work for dead relatives and pets?

Suprisingly, no. I've heard that some hungry hogs will do the trick though.



*Oops, for preservation you might want to try some form of pickeling? Eh...

 

[Marxist]

What kind of loser sends flowers to a woman like you?

I would have sent meatloaf. No need for preservation.