Hanging up fresh flowers to dry I love this time of year when there is so much floral abundance! I’m really lucky to be able to rent a large workshop with a really high ceiling to hang flowers from. It has a metal roll door which is great for drying flowers as it acts like…
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Drying flowers by hanging up in our workshop
Preserving flowers in Sussex Our Sussex workshop is not glamorous, being an old mechanics workshop, but it has character, being part of an old Victorian stable block. It has a hayloft, and even the original drainage channels in the floor. But best of all for us, it has plenty of beams for hanging up bunches…
Spotting popular dry flowers growing wild in Spain
Wildflowers to dried flowers I went on holiday in Gaucin in Southern Spain with Mike and the kids in August 2017 and, walking near our rented villa, was surprised how many wildflowers and dried grasses I recognised from work. Wildflowers, dried grasses and seed heads spotted in Spain Wild oats – this dried grass is…
Drying flowers this summer
Experiments with drying flowers Looking back on a colourful summer: Drying flowers at home All these flowers were dried using one of two methods: Air-dried flat: just cut the flower heads off and lay the flowers face down on kitchen roll in a warm, dark, dry place for a week or so until crisp. Hanging…