How To Dry Hydrangeas

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!

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If you cut them too soon they will still be holding too much water and shrivel up rather than dry beautifully.

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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.

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It is best to keep them out of direct sunlight while they are drying.

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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.)

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2. You can also just leave them out of water and they will naturally dry themselves without any work from you!

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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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