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The Tattered Pew
Want your hydrangeas to last longer? Why not try drying them to use in your decor! Learn the secret tip for drying your hydrangeas! Follow my step by step directions and you will enjoy your hydrangeas long after they are done blooming!
It’s no secret that I love hydrangeas; specifically Annabelle hydrangeas. I adore their beautiful and large white blooms.
I also enjoy how they go from green to white, to green again out in my garden. They do amazing here in Colorado and I always look forward to them every summer! This year I even added two new Limelight Hydrangea trees and two limelight bushes.
With my love of hydrangeas I would be silly not to share with you all how much I love decorating with them, along with my secret tip to drying them perfectly!
If you love flowers, beautiful decorating and staying on a budget when doing so, then you will fall in love with dried flowers like I have!
My love of flowers and gardening comes from my grandmother and my mother and I have learned so much from these amazing women in my life. One such tip is how to dry hydrangeas so you can use them long after their season in the garden is over.
Drying hydrangeas is not hard at all. It’s actually quite simple. First, you want to make sure you cut the hydrangeas when they are full and ready.
This is the most important tip!
But you might be asking, how do I know if they are ready?
This is the critical part. If you cut them too soon they will still be holding too much water and shrivel up rather than dry beautifully. The prime time to cut, specifically Annabelle hydrangeas which are shown in my pictures, is when they turn from white to bright green.
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Did you catch that important tip for drying hydrangeas?
They must be green!!
Don’t be fooled by these beautiful flowers because when they first bloom they are green. It’s the green after the white that you need to pay attention to. This means they are at the end of their season and depending on where you live, this happens in late August -October.
Once you have cut them make sure to strip all leaves from the stems and also leave the stems long for easy handling and arranging. It is best to keep them out of direct sunlight while they are drying.
1. You can place them in vases with about 4 inches of water and then let the water naturally evaporate. (This method seems to allow the bright green color of the petals to last longer.)
2. You can also just leave them out of water and they will naturally dry themselves without any work from you!
Mine are currently drying in this gorgeous large French basket...Read more
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