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Dry and press flowers

Keep summer longer.

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Drying and pressing let you enjoy your flowers for months.

Air-drying

  • Pick flowers just before they're fully open
  • Strip leaves and tie small bunches
  • Hang upside down somewhere dark, dry and airy for two to three weeks
  • Good for strawflowers, statice, lavender and hydrangeas

Pressing

Place flat flowers between paper inside a heavy book for two to four weeks.

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