Dried Flowers & Herbs
Flowers all year
Have you ever been on a weekend drive and found some place that is really unique, fun; some place you want to share?
Have you enjoyed any beautiful flowers this week that you’d like to save?
Summer’s flowers are best for preserving but with care a winter bouquet can be saved also!
The most successful technique we’ve found is using Silica Gel. You can buy it on amazon or at a local craft store. It’s a moisture absorbing powder that dries the flower without altering the vibrant color. (It’s the same product as the “anti-moisture” packets found in packaged foods.)
There are many directions online you can try but the simplest method we’ve used is pouring some silica gel into a clean & dry coffee can. Nestle the flower into the silica and then pour a bit more in so the bloom is fully covered and seal the can.
Leave this for several days and you will have a perfectly preserved flower that looks just as fresh as it did when you put it in the silica container.
With a little practice, you’ll be ready to use silica gel to dry lavender sprigs and peonies from Lambs Tales Farm in just a few months when Summer comes!