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sugarplum
True Blue Farmgirl
131 Posts
RoseMarie
MS
USA
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 Posted - Jun 19 2008 : 10:07:10 AM
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I got up early this am and went out to cut Hydrangeas for dryin'. I've posted on my blog how I dry them using glycerin. I always use my blooms at Christmas and wreaths. Do ya'll dry Hydrangeas to use? What is your favorite way of dryin' them and how do you use the dried blooms?
Blessings, RoseMarie
www.sugarplumcottage.blogspot.com
www.sugarplumcottage.etsy.com
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
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Posted - Jun 19 2008 : 10:10:28 AM
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| I have never dried anything, but I have Hydrangeas also and would love to learn how to do more with them. I will definitly ck out you blog. Thanks Karen |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Jun 19 2008 : 10:58:21 AM
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I dry hydrangeas every year but have never used the glycerin. Hence, I do not get real colorful dried flowers. Often they still have a nice hue of blue in them, a soft blue color that I like. Blue and light tan are the color mine turn out to be.
I pick mine all summer to have bouquets in the house, and late in the season I notice that they stop drooping and dying and begin to have a crispness. So I take them and hang them upside down in our warm garage. They dry very well in there.
Your blog is really beautiful and so are your arrangements of hydrangeas. Aren't hydrangeas the most beautiful flower? I have always dearly loved them (they were the flower we used at my daughter's wedding).....they are like one huge bouquet in one bloom!
There is probably an arrangement in every room of my house. I like to cut a stem short, and put a single bloom in a small round container, too, for places like bathrooms and shelves.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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Edited by - jpbluesky on Jun 19 2008 11:05:27 AM |
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cathy cobblestone
True Blue Farmgirl
194 Posts
cathy
greensburg
ky
USA
194 Posts |
Posted - Jun 20 2008 : 9:04:06 PM
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Great tips Rose - I've never tried drying this way - but I think I will now. Since you seem to have these hydrangeas down pat - can you tell me what might be causing mine not to bloom like they should. I have it in the right location - some sun - but not to much and I fertilize it. It's about 4-5 years old and it only has about 5 blooms a year, and weak ones at that. Do you know of any "magic potion" to get 'em going? Thanks for all the tips - beautiful post! Cathy
www.cobblestonefarms.blogspot.com
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sugarplum
True Blue Farmgirl
131 Posts
RoseMarie
MS
USA
131 Posts |
Posted - Jun 20 2008 : 9:13:41 PM
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Cathy, when do you cut yours back? You should cut themin the fall about a foot from the ground and mulch. In the spring use some super phosphate and fertilize. I don't fertilize mine I only use the super phosphate.
Hugs, Rose
www.sugarplumcottage.blogspot.com
www.sugarplumcottage.etsy.com
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4742 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Jun 21 2008 : 06:59:41 AM
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All I did with my hydrangeas was cut them, strip off the leaves & let them air dry. I have a bundle in a vase that I cut 5 years ago Z& they still look fine. I had another bouquet that I put in a vase that lasted until at a dinner party they nearly caught fire from my candles! That was a good reminder to me how easy it is for dried flowers to catch on fire!
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sugarplum
True Blue Farmgirl
131 Posts
RoseMarie
MS
USA
131 Posts |
Posted - Jun 22 2008 : 02:38:34 AM
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Yes there are other ways of drying Hydrandgea and I have hung them to dry too. But now, I dry with glycerin because it leaves the blooms more pliable and with more color. I've even left them on the bush and let them dry naturally, but they have a crisp brittle fell and you have to be careful not to crumble them. Thanks to everyone who has signed up for my give-away.
From the Sweet South, RoseMarie
www.sugarplumcottage.blogspot.com
www.sugarplumcottage.etsy.com
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cathy cobblestone
True Blue Farmgirl
194 Posts
cathy
greensburg
ky
USA
194 Posts |
Posted - Jun 22 2008 : 7:44:27 PM
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Thanks so much Rose - I'll try the Phosphate! Happy Gardening! Cathyquote:
Originally posted by sugarplum
Cathy, when do you cut yours back? You should cut themin the fall about a foot from the ground and mulch. In the spring use some super phosphate and fertilize. I don't fertilize mine I only use the super phosphate.
Hugs, Rose
www.sugarplumcottage.blogspot.com
www.sugarplumcottage.etsy.com
"I try to balance my life, barefoot and with a cookie in both hands"
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