Things to Do with Flowers from Your Garden

There are many things you can do with the flowers from your garden so that you can enjoy them a little longer. Drying flowers is a wonderful way, and you can use your dried flowers in various arrangements. You can also eat some of your flowers as well! This article will explain the steps to both of those ideas!

To dry fresh flowers from your garden, you must first be sure to pick them after the morning dew has evaporated, usually after 11 a.m. Then bunch the flowers into small bouquets, and hang them upside down in a dry, well ventilated area, with little light. An attic, closet, shed or garage would work. If there's too much light, the colors will fade. To prevent flowers from losing their petal while they are drying, pick them before they are fully opened too. You also want to leave a sufficient space between the hanging bouquets.

You can replace brittle stems with metal florist wire. While the flowers is still fresh, thread some wire through the stem and the flower bloom. Then bend a small hook at the end, (the end with the flower bloom), and pull the wire downward into the bloom to conceal it. For fall foliage you can stabilize the colors of the leaves by ironing them with a moderately hot iron. Small leaves should be slipped between two pieces of newspaper, but bigger leaves can be ironed directly.