The stems will not be as straight as flowers dried by the hanging method, but this may soften the look of your dried flower arrangement. You can also dry thick-stemmed flowers by standing them upright in a can or jar. The drying time will depend on the thickness of the flowers’ stems, the humidity, the size of the bundle and the air temperature (anywhere from 3 days to 3 weeks). Hang the coat hanger in a warm dry closet or attic until the flowers are dry. Hook one end to the coiled rubber band on your bunch of flowers, and attach the other end to a coat hanger. Take a paper clip and pull it apart to create an S-shape. Do not bundle flowers too thickly or tightly otherwise you will create damp spaces that will encourage rot. The rubber band will look as if you twisted a wire around the stems. Then coil the rubber band several times around the entire bundle of stems, sliding it over 2 to 3 more stems towards the end of the bunch. Take a rubber band and slide it over 2 to 3 stems.
Strip the flowers of their leaves and bundle several stems together. The easiest way to dry flowers is air drying. Avoid any excess moisture on your flowers by collecting them late in the morning once the dew has burned off.
It is important to remember to collect flowers when they are at their peak. Below are three techniques for drying flowers. There is, however, a wide range of flowers that can be successfully dried. For most people dried flowers conjure up images of lavender, strawflowers and statice. Photo courtesy of Flickr cc/melingo wagamamaĭrying flowers is a wonderful way to preserve the beauty of your garden.
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