Some flowers, such as roses and lavender, retain their perfume even when dried, while others – everlasting flowers and statice – add vibrant colour, living reminders of ethereal flowers gathered during summers passed. Flowers can be preserved either in their entirety, maintaining the form of the living flower, or as pressed blooms to adorn cards, furniture or candles.
It is surprising how many common garden flowers also dry well – hydrangeas, gypsophila, sea holly, larkspur, clary sage, yarrow and cornflowers are but a few. In addition, flowers such as poppies, love-in-a-mist and allium have handsome seedheads that add structure to arrangements. Flowers and foliage can be preserved by one of four main methods. Air drying is the simplest, a lovely way to eternalise a bridal bouquet, for example. Then there’s…
