How Do You Dry Flowers For Winter Enjoyment?
• To begin you have to cut the flowers, morning is usually the best time, after all the dew has dried. You will want to pick perfect specimens as they will stand up to the drying process the best. Use a sharp pair of scissors and cut a long stem. • Air drying is one of the easiest ways to dry flowers and many flowers can be dried this way roses, baby’s breath and hydrangeas to name a few. Once you have cut the flowers you want to dry bundle them together with a rubber band. Hang them upside down in a place away from sunlight with a good circulation of dry air. They should be dry in three weeks. Herbs can be dried this way as well. • Another way to dry flowers is by the use of silica sand. It works very well however it is a little more time consuming and requires a little more work. Silica sand is very fine sand and you can find it in craft stores. A much less expensive choice is builder’s sand that you can buy at hardware stores, however it usually comes in large quantities and to dry