flowers-help!!!!

pavlovs_dog · 14 February 2005 at 7:38AM

well, flower to be precise....

..the most perfect, beautiful single red rose?

can anyone tell me how to dry it/ preserve it and make it last forever.

i have vague recollections of my mum puting flowers in the airing cupboard...but i dont really have one of those, so if anyone can suggest anything else i can do, i'd be eternally grateful.

loved-up of cardiff
xxx

sparky61 · 14 February 2005 at 10:18AM

I found this site that give advice about drying roses.

http://www.buyroses101.com/how_to_dry_roses.html
hth

elona · 14 February 2005 at 5:30PM

I think that you can dry flowers in the microwave.:):)

pavlovs_dog · 14 February 2005 at 7:38PM

i've heard about that^

i was nosing around on the internet, and read that it can be done, but you need some form of silica gel or special sand or something?! *is confused*

ambergold · 3 February 2006 at 1:14AM

Does anyone know the best way to save an orchid corsage for sentimental purposes?

Thanks in advance.

scuzz · 3 February 2006 at 8:25AM

There are places that will preserve it in a display case for you. Costs a bit though

Otherwise, I don't really know what to suggest

arkonite_babe · 3 February 2006 at 8:48AM

perhaps ask in one of the local florist shops? I really don't know as the only method I know of preserving flowers is pressing. Which I'm sure you'd rather not try with an orchid.

squeaky · 3 February 2006 at 9:38AM

The following google link might help:-

Google preserve wedding bouquet

louserendipity · 9 January 2008 at 10:49PM

hi my lovely oh bought me flowers yesterday and i would like to keep them after they have given up !
anyone know how to press or dry them so i can keep them?

floyd · 9 January 2008 at 11:13PM

I used to press flowers when I was much younger. You can buy specialist presses but my grandma used to do it inside a heavy book with absorbent paper, like blotting paper forming a sandwich around the flowers. You leave it weighted for a few weeks until the flowers have dried out but they sometimes lose a little colour using this method.
This site shows you how to make a simple press http://www.save-on-crafts.com/howtomakyour.html

Fleshy flowers like roses can be dried very well using silica chips which suck the moisture from the plant tissues really well but I don't have any experience of this myself

NickiM · 9 January 2008 at 11:13PM

I have a special flower press which is basically wooden blocks layered with tissue paper which all screws together.

However, my Mum just puts the flowers in pages of her biggest dictionary!!

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