Some people say that dried flowers are easy to serve, especially suitable for lazy people who love flowers and don't want to worry about them. They can be delicious without watering or maintenance.
In fact, the benefits of dried flowers go far beyond these. If you want to add fun to your life, you can also make it yourself. Carefully made dried flowers often have unexpected exquisiteness and beauty.
First, most flowers suitable for dried flowers have the characteristics of less water, such as roses, forget-me-not, cockscomb flowers and so on. In addition, pine cones, reed flowers, sorghum ears and Cattail Willow are also excellent wild flowers.
Second, (1) The simplest and most convenient way to make dried flowers is to hang upside down and dry them naturally, while others need to be removed and hung upside down in a cool and ventilated place to dry naturally.
(2) It can also be dried in a microwave oven. But some berries crack easily in the microwave oven, so be sure to dry them in a cool, dry and ventilated place for at least a week. You can also wrap the flowers in A4 paper or envelopes, tie them tightly, and put them in the microwave oven. The microwave takes only 25 seconds.
(3) We can also put flowers in a heavy book as we did when we were children.
(4) In fact, the best way is to air dry with silica. If you want dried flowers to look like flowers just picked from the garden, try silicone. You can buy this kind of sand-like substance in the handicraft shop. It is the most effective method for zinnia, roses and other flowers. Put the silica gel in a larger container.
Then bury the flowers you want to deal with, and the flowers with large petals will have better results in the end. Make sure that every part of the flower branch is hidden in silica gel particles. Wait about 2-3 days. Some wet flowers need 5 days, but at most it won't take more than 5 days. When the colloidal particles absorb enough water, they will turn pink, which usually means that the items you need to dry are finished. Then carefully take out the flowers and remove the attached silica gel particles. You will find that although the flowers are dry, they are still full of vitality and gorgeous!
Third, you can choose glass bottles, porcelain bottles, pottery pots, bamboo baskets and so on. As long as you think it looks good. Not as beautiful as the bottle on the plate. It is also beautiful to put the dried petals in a beautiful small dish.