Since the old days of yore flowers have held a priceless place in our hearts. Whether we’re dealing with a wedding or funeral, a birth or a loss, flowers are always sent to meet the occasion. Perhaps it is the sight of something so delicately beautiful that seems befitting a joyous event or distraction we gain from its beauty that gives us a break from grievance, but undeniably there’s just something special about flowers that makes them universally perfect to accompany any occasion.
But at the end of it all nothing lasts forever and that once perfectly picked and arranged bouquet will after a few days or a week at most wither and die…alas becoming no more than a waste. A thought a green lover would cringe at no doubt. But you don’t really get to control what people give/send to you now do you? I mean unless you made it well known that cut-flowers/arrangements are not your thing but instead you only welcome potted plants, chances are you might end up with at least one bouquet of flowers for your birthday etc.
So here’s what you can do to not let those lovely flowers and their sender’s good intentions go to waste.
1. Dried flowers/arrangement
Keep the flowers alive and fresh for as long possible but instead of allowing them to wither into death, just hang them upside down (stems up, flowers down) to dry. Once they are fully dried you would have preserved your bouquet!
2. Potpourri
If dried flower arrangements are a bit tricky for you then go on and pluck the flower petals and sun them. Once dried they are thoroughly dried, you can go ahead and put them in a basket, add some fragrance oil and there you have it, instant potpourri!
3. Pressed flowers
An amazing way to preserve the beauty of flowers is to press them. You can form a picture to be framed or even make the most amazing greeting cards with them. And if jewelry making is one of your hobbies, then I’m sure you know just how to make the most breathtakingly unique pieces with pressed flowers.
