Comments on: How To Dry Hydrangeas The Easy Way https://www.houseofhawthornes.com/drying-hydrangeas-how-to-dry/?adt_ei={{ subscriber.email_address }} DIY Projects, Gardening Tips & Thrifty Decor Thu, 02 May 2024 23:26:26 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kathy https://www.houseofhawthornes.com/drying-hydrangeas-how-to-dry/comment-page-2/#comment-348611 Thu, 02 May 2024 23:26:26 +0000 http://www.houseofhawthornes.com/?p=11065#comment-348611 I too love dried hydrangeas and put them in various containers. I like to have some greenery w them; what do you suggest? Would faux greenery not look good or take away from the natural look of the real hydrangeas? Thank you
Kathy

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By: Delphine https://www.houseofhawthornes.com/drying-hydrangeas-how-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-338765 Sat, 19 Aug 2023 16:53:46 +0000 http://www.houseofhawthornes.com/?p=11065#comment-338765 In reply to Patty.

I agree. The hairspray doesn’t dry them, it just keeps them from crumbling as easily. I do this with lots of things, like pussy willows, so they dont “bloom” and bull rushes.

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By: Brenda Cina https://www.houseofhawthornes.com/drying-hydrangeas-how-to-dry/comment-page-2/#comment-314333 Sun, 03 Oct 2021 12:16:50 +0000 http://www.houseofhawthornes.com/?p=11065#comment-314333 I’m having siding/windows replaced and my hydrangeas are big and touching the house. They need to be cut back so the contractor can have room to work. They still have a few blooms. How much can they be cut back without killing the plants? I live in north Georgia about 60 miles north of Atlanta.

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By: Jill https://www.houseofhawthornes.com/drying-hydrangeas-how-to-dry/comment-page-2/#comment-217151 Sun, 22 Sep 2019 15:47:53 +0000 http://www.houseofhawthornes.com/?p=11065#comment-217151 How long do they take to dry once in the vase?

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By: Kathleen https://www.houseofhawthornes.com/drying-hydrangeas-how-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-213664 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 18:24:40 +0000 http://www.houseofhawthornes.com/?p=11065#comment-213664 In reply to Susanna-Cole King.

I knew it! I knew I had special powers! I too Have placed hydrangeas in a lovely arrangement and forgotten about them for weeks only to come back and find they are lovely dried and preserved. Little did I know this must be my special power to create something lovely merely by placing it on the table and forgetting about it But seriously I’ve had the same results. And I agree that cutting them as late as possible but not when they have Naturally browned. I found your information when I was looking for a way to dry hydrangeas naturally

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By: Pam Kessler https://www.houseofhawthornes.com/drying-hydrangeas-how-to-dry/comment-page-2/#comment-212715 Wed, 14 Aug 2019 11:49:05 +0000 http://www.houseofhawthornes.com/?p=11065#comment-212715 In reply to Bliss.

Lazy is a good thing!

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By: Bliss https://www.houseofhawthornes.com/drying-hydrangeas-how-to-dry/comment-page-2/#comment-212298 Fri, 09 Aug 2019 15:06:33 +0000 http://www.houseofhawthornes.com/?p=11065#comment-212298 I might be even lazier and less informed on hydrangea drying.... 2 years ago for a wedding we clipped a huge bush bare little to no stems on them, to lay around in groups for the wedding. They were gorgeous, and after the wedding we cleaned up and put them in boxes where they stayed and dried themselves silly! No water, and it's a good thing I didn't know about that way to do it because I would have tried to save every single one.

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By: Kay https://www.houseofhawthornes.com/drying-hydrangeas-how-to-dry/comment-page-2/#comment-204938 Fri, 03 May 2019 21:10:22 +0000 http://www.houseofhawthornes.com/?p=11065#comment-204938 Have you heard about putting Clorox into the water?

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By: Pam https://www.houseofhawthornes.com/drying-hydrangeas-how-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-186303 Wed, 15 Aug 2018 12:42:24 +0000 http://www.houseofhawthornes.com/?p=11065#comment-186303 In reply to jackie k tiedeman.

I'm so sorry I didn't get back to you in a timely fashion! If they are still on the bush I would wait until September 1st. That will give them time to get a tiny bit papery on the bush and still have enough time to fully dry before the wedding!

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By: Pam https://www.houseofhawthornes.com/drying-hydrangeas-how-to-dry/comment-page-1/#comment-186302 Wed, 15 Aug 2018 12:40:11 +0000 http://www.houseofhawthornes.com/?p=11065#comment-186302 In reply to Pat.

I would. Ideally you want to wait until they start to look a little papery (sort of like tissue paper) in order to cut them off and have them dry correctly. They'll have too much moisture in the blooms and won't dry quickly enough to keep their shape if you cut them too early (like right now). In case you've cut them since writing this, it's not catastrophic to cut them too early though, it's just not the optimum time to do it 🙂 Ideally, I'd wait until September 1st.

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