Now is the time to cut and save..here in QC..
Most of them..
They are just so pretty..the Annabelle's The Pee Gees,the Pink Diamonds,the Endless Summers..the Kyushus..The Nikkos..
I enjoy them all..
This year instead of putting them in baskets and vases to enjoy all winter..I crated them:)
I don't have a technique..I just cut them and stand them upright ..in the container I want..and they just dry there..I usually let the arrangements dry in the garage..that way the little insects that can be hidden in the flowers, are long gone by the time I bring the arrangements in..I did recently read that ou can smash the stem.. but since I don't put mine in water..i don't know if this would make the process better.Still waiting for my Pink Diamonds to peak..peek:) Then the old arrangements will get replaced~
I just don't know where to put this one yet:)
The boys are getting older now and one of their thrills is not hiding behind a floor arrangement and making all the dry petals fall...:)
So beautiful. I wonder if it is too late to do that with my Hydrangea.
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So pretty..and so envious..I wish I could grow them here.
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Ann if they are blue..you have to wait until they are bluer than in my first pic:) I saw a post recently at Parisienne Farmgirl and found it uncanny my post was just waiting..she explains her way and it is nicely detailed.. as a bonus..if you go there now..You will see her BRAND new beautiful baby boy..:) So cute..
ReplyDeleteShel.. You grow so many beautiful things:) Sorry these don't wok in SA:( Still..you are blessed with so many other beauties~
Have a great day everyone.
thanks for tips.... have a great day....xoxoxo, Flavia
ReplyDeleteThe colors are just dreamy, but mine never hold...
ReplyDeleteThey are lovely, Monique. My sister, in northern Michigan has a garden full of them.
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Barbara I am happy you liked them..
ReplyDeleteI am making those tomatoes soon.. w/ J's breadcrumbs..
Next time w/ your cubes:)
Gorgeous,
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Someone once told me if you want your house to look southern, fill it with hydrangeas. So true. Glad to know they do well in QC also. I have some dried ones from several years ago and they still look beautiful.
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That's exactly how I dry mine. And, cutting them is on the agenda for tomorrow. My husband just returned from QC where he said he saw lots of hydrangea. He also had a marvelous time seeing some of that wonderful old city, having delicious food and enjoying the changing of the guard at The Citadel.
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Bonnie
I also just cut mine and place them in a dry vase. They always dry lovely. I have no young boys to blame for knocking the petals off, I do it myself somehow.
ReplyDeleteHydrangeas are beautiful fresh or dried. You have a wonderful assortment.
ReplyDeleteTwo weeks ago, I had all my hydrangeas cut back to half. They were just too huge, coming over the windows, etc. It was hard to do it, but I did it early as not to lose the blooms next year. I didn't save any to dry from them, but I have some at the cottage that I will do. I do it the same way. Sometimes I just put a small amount of water and let them dry that way.
ReplyDeleteWe wait for them every year don't we? So beautiful!
The barn stars were from Christmas Tree and I painted them black
Your cornbread looks wonderful. I tried a new recipe last week, and we didn't care for it at all!
I hope you are well!
Wonderful photos and I missed cutting mine to keep through winter this year, I was so busy and I lost the slot!
ReplyDeleteLove this post Monique....
Karen
Bonnie..I am glad your husband enjoyed himself:) Kathleen..You are the queen of hydrangeas:)
ReplyDeleteI;ll look for the stars next time..It's been so long~
Have a lovely day.
Absolutely lovely hyrdangeas!! Love the highlights of color
ReplyDeleteIt's taking me so long to get caught up from our busy weekend!
ReplyDeleteI envy your lovely blue hydrangeas. I've tried and tried and only get a small hint of blue on just one. Mine just want to be pink or green here. I know it's the soil. I love them anyway :)
Susan..only Endless Summer gives me regular Blue True Blooms.. It does not grow tall.. 2 ft max..really..maybe a touch more..But I get the blues..Nikkos are beautiful..I have one but unreliable for me..could be the spot:)
ReplyDeleteHow I envy you your blue...my hydrangeas are a different color every year, in spite of the fact that I "treated" the soil beforehand...the nicest color I've ever had, was pure white. but I can't control or even predict it...I just wait in anticipation...and now look at your blues! Ours have already dried on the stem about a month ago...imagine our climates being so far apart?!
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Ronelle
these are some of my favorite flowers...
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