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8/25/2007
7:20:06 pm EDT
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Drying Your Garden Flowers
Author: Julia Pryor, University of Illinois Source: Canton Daily Ledger (IL)
Title: DRYING YOUR GARDEN FLOWERS
As I look around in garden spots throughout the county, it is wonderful to see bright and vibrant floral displays. The next few weeks hold the peak of our blooming season for perennials and annuals. You may want to consider drying your garden flowers now. This will enable you to enjoy their bloom all year round, notes David Robson, University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator. There are several ways to dry and preserve flowers.
Hanging is the easiest and best method for preserving many kinds of flowers. After selecting quality blooms, Robson says the first step is to remove the foliage from the stems. Next, divide the flowers into small bunches. Tie the stems together with string, pipe cleaners or rubber bands. I have vivid memories of my own Grandma and Mom gathering bouquets and hanging them for future use. We kids always blushed a little when we saw these, as Grandma used her old "silk stockings" to tie these bouquets together. It worked.
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