Our Flower Gardens #30: Drying Herbs & Flowers

Best way (other than burying them in silica) to do it. You’ll still get some “browning off”, but not as badly as you would in the dehydrator.

-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.

I have never dried flowers … other than pressed a few flowers in a book a couple of times back during teenage dating years … But, my I do LOVE the way these look hanging from your cabin ceiling … can totally understand them bringing you much pleasure as they dry!!

-- "A beautiful garden is a work of heart" -- Royal Oak, MI - Zone 5

Yes, they look like a work of art.

-- Desktopgem

My, yes … Desktopgem that is a good description … a work of art … :-)

-- "A beautiful garden is a work of heart" -- Royal Oak, MI - Zone 5

Do they fill the cabin with a nice aroma?They look pretty cool up there.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

I didn’t smell them when i was in there.. too many windows open, I guess.

But, yes, they look impressive up there and I enjoy them.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

I love the look of them. Those are beautiful peonys. I’m sure the more you hang, of various plants, your cabin will be very nice smelling.

-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'

I hope you will have some lavender to harvest too. It’s one of the best to hang. Once your herbs get dried, maybe you will have a ton of pot-pourri.

-- Zone 4a or 4b... depending on where you are standing!

I prefer the attic crawl space area. Nice and toasty.. For now at least… Till I insulate.

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b