One of my favorite flowers in the garden are Hydrangeas. They bloom for weeks and weeks in the garden, usually from late spring through the end of summer. Depending on the variety, most Hydrangea’s produce large show stopping panicles of flowers that you can enjoy in the garden for months.
I recently cut back a hydrangea shrub in my backyard, and I ended up with a huge pile of dried hydrangea stems. They sat out on my patio table for a few days while I waited for inspiration with what I could do with them. I love their soft fawn color and wanted to showcase them in some way. I just didn’t have the heart to toss them in the green waste bin, they are just too pretty for that. Surely there is something I could do with them.
TIP: For best results, wait until the blossoms are papery dry and turn a soft tan color before trimming them from bushes. Blossoms with moisture in them will wilt if harvested too soon.
When I spied an old wicker basket in the hall closet I knew how I would showcase them so I could continue enjoying their beauty even longer.
Supplies:
- Styrofoam or floral foam blocks
- Wicker basket
- Scissors
- Dried hydrangea stems
- Duct tape
Start by placing foam blocks in the bottom of the basket. If you don’t have styrofoam you can also use floral foam blocks.
Next, apply duct tape in a crosshatch pattern along the top opening of the basket.
Using scissors, trim off any excess tape along the edges of the basket.
Strip off any dried leaves from each hydrangea stem.
Place the stems, one by one, in the basket through the grid of duct tape.
Make sure the end of each stem is pressed down into the foam blocks at the bottom of the basket to secure them. This will ensure they stay upright and exactly where you want them.
Continue to add hydrangea stems filling in any holes.
Keep adding hydrangea stems until you have a full bouquet of dried blossoms.
Your arrangement will last for several months if displayed in a dry area and out of direct sunlight.
This was one instance in my life when procrastinating about pruning my hydrangeas paid off. The flower panicles dried on the bush, so no other steps were involved in drying them.
I love how this project turned out! It didn’t cost me a cent to put it together since I already had the basket and all the supplies I needed. And the flowers were free, straight from my garden. Look at me being so frugal! Such a quick and easy project that produced such stunning results. My favorite kind of project.
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