I’ve found the only sure way to enjoy home-grown Pacific Northwest flowers in January is to cut an extra bouquet or two and set them aside for drying. I have the best luck with late season Hydrangeas and if kept out of direct sun their deep purple, pink and blue pigments can last for years.
Posted as part of Alisa’s weekly Travel Theme: Dry
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Beautiful!
Thanks Naomi!
What glorious colour!
Thanks! These are from two different years but I like the variety together. 🙂
Nice idea. It works well.
I’m happy to hear you like it. 🙂
Wonderful! I like your photo 🙂
Thanks Paula. 🙂
This brought back happy memories – I have dried hydrangeas in the past.
Great news, I’m happy to hear you’ve enjoyed them too!
Good to know you enjoy Alsace wine – very underrated in my opinion. And when it was a sensible price, many years ago, I had the good fortune to drink the apogee of Alsace Riesling…..Clos Ste Hune. Alas, it retails for over £100 sterling per bottle now – way, way out of my reach.
Beautiful photo of the Hydrangea! I love having them drying too. Once I made a big picture of dried petals and put it behind glass on the wall. It lasted in shape and colours for about ten years!
Oh that sounds so pretty, what a great idea!
Yes, yes, yes–One must pump their spirit and dried hydrangea will certainly help.
Absolutely Sally, mid January needs some brightening and flowers always provide a much needed spark. 🙂
Great choice, Lisa! The color and composition are perfect!
Thanks so much Amy!
Beautiful dried flowers and a very beautifully framed photo.
Thanks Jude. 🙂 These have survived several years and are my favorite color combination.
Yes the deep reds and blues are wonderful when they start to fade, I only have a white one, but even that turns pink as the flowers get older. All very brown now I’m afraid!
This is a great idea Lisa!
Thanks Nancy! If you pick them when the stems start to harden in early fall they will have the best chance of successfully drying with out curling up too much.
Thanks for the tip!
This is such a great idea, Lisa. They look beautiful. 🙂
Thank you Sylvia, I’m happy to hear you like it!
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Love dried hydrangeas. They dry then fade to such a wonderful range of colours.
Sometimes I like the dried colors better than the fresh. 🙂