Do it yourself

How to dry a Magical Hydrangea

Sometimes you want to stop time. Like that one moment when your Magical garden hydrangea looks its best. Pink or blue in spring and summer, or reddish later in the season. If you dry a couple of these beauties, you can enjoy the colours all winter long. It’s a very easy job!

This is what you need for dried hydrangeas

• Magical Hydrangea garden hydrangea(s)
• Secateurs
• Bottle of glycerine
• Vase
• A little patience

How to dry hydrangea flowers

Watch the video or read how to do it here:

Step 1: Depending on the season when you feel your flowers are at their most beautiful, cut a couple of globes off your garden hydrangea on a dry morning. Decide in advance what you want to do with the dried flowers and so how long you want the stem to be.
Step 2: Remove the foliage from the stems.
Step 3: Pour a couple of centimetres of water into a vase, and add glycerine.
Step 4: Place the flowers in the vase and allow the water to evaporate slowly. The glycerine ensures that the flowers retain their colour. Your flowers will be dried after some 2 to 3 weeks.

Crafting with dried hydrangeas

Your dried globes look beautiful in a vase, but you can also go a step further. Try making a stunning wreath with them, for example. Discover our DIY floral wreath with hydrangeas.