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& Cut Dried Jo Arnell spreads the love of a new generation of preserved blooms Everlasting Flowers It’s been a while since dried flowers were in vogue – but after years in the interiors wilderness they have finally shaken off the dust, spruced themselves up and sprung back into fashion. Pastel coloured wildflowers and grasses, loosely and naturally arranged, are popular right now, but come the autumn rusty tones, seed heads and berries may fit the mood and partner up with the grasses. The great thing is that – if you choose carefully – dried arrangements can be versatile and relatively easy to update through the changing seasons (and interior trends). Swapping out fresh bouquets for vases of dried blooms is cost effective, ecofriendly and will provide a long lasting, but still natural looking display. You will find plenty of dried flowers for sale these days, but it is fun to try and dry your own. There are various methods and even some blooms – aptly named everlasting flowers – that grow to be naturally crispy and long lasting. As the plant material loses moisture it changes, and ends up looking quite different from the original plant, but just as beautiful. The trick is to preserve the shape and colour of the individual blooms: a bouquet of cut flowers left to dry out in the vase usually goes brown and the petals fall off. The water they need turns the stems to mush and the rot sets in. This process of drying is basically not dry enough. Preserving Petals The most natural way to dry flowers is to tie them into small bunches (large clumps will take longer to dry out and are more likely to go brown) and then hang them upside-down in an airy, but dark place for a few weeks. The colours will change as they dry – pale hues will go even paler and bright tones will dull and darken. Sunlight will bleach and fade the colours and as the moisture evaporates they will shrink, which can cause the petals to fall. Choose an airy space out of direct sunlight and make sure it stays dry – a big cupboard or the loft are ideal. The garden shed seems like a good place, but may be too damp, which will cause the material to rot, or become cobwebby. Once they have dried, a misting with hairspray will act as a ‘setting’ agent. You can accelerate the drying process by layering the flowers in a box with either silica gel granules, or even moisture absorbent cat litter. Microwaving is an option, but this needs to be done carefully, or the petals will shrivel up. Another possibility is oven drying, but this will tend to bake biscuity tones into the colours and the petals will be more prone to dropping – fine for potpourri, but not the best for vases. 83 priceless-magazines.com
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