I help people enjoy flowers by providing a Flower CSA so ladies can enjoy farm grown flowers all summer!
I learned which of my flowers dry the best!
Hello Reader,
Now that you’ve been introduced to dried flowers you may be wondering which flowers dry well and which ones don’t.
After flower farming for three years I’ve watched a lot of bouquets age and learned what flowers look best the longest.
Not just their vase life but also how well they dry.
To decide which flowers to dry you want to look for a few different characteristics: flower structure, moisture content, and variety.
Look for flowers that have a small calyx and hold their petals tightly. (The calyx consists of the small green leaves—sepals—located at the base of the bud; they enclose and protect the unopened flower.)
 |
Flowers with a tight calyx won’t drop their petals and fall apart when they dry. Some examples of good tight flowers are statice and roses.
When plants dry they shrink because the water that they contain is no longer in the plant material. Flowers with a lower moisture content will shrink less and be more durable as a dried flower.
Celosia and amaranth are hardy flowers with a low moisture content.
Variety is also very important when choosing your dried flowers. You want varieties that have bright colors since flowers fade when dried.
Good candidates for drying include:
ageratum (floss flower)
amaranth
artemisia for its silvery foliage
celosia
coneflower
gomphrena
herbs
hydrangea
larkspur
lavender
rose buds
salvia
statice
strawflower
yarrow
This summer I dried a lot of varieties of flowers and made them into beautiful wreaths, wall hangings and centerpieces.
| Wreaths here! |
Tomorrow’s email will let you know how long they last and how you can use them!
Your Flower Farmer,
Annika DeMaster
Willow Haven Flowers
I help people enjoy flowers by providing a Flower CSA so ladies can enjoy farm grown flowers all summer!
Hello Reader, Remember my email from last week when I announced the U-pick garden coming this summer? In this email, I’ll tell you how it works and how you can get a free bouquet. 1.Get your container at the front counter When you go to the store you can ask for a u-pick container at the front desk and punch your punch card (more on that below) or pay for the container. You can also borrow a pair of clippers to pick the flowers with. Then you take your container filled with water to the...
Hi Reader, I’ve been making bouquets for several years now and whenever I tell people what I do they always say: “Wow you’re so lucky!” And I know you aren’t thinking of weeding or the 95 degree days in July… you are imagining picking flowers in a sundress. I’m not going to lie, the best part of working with flowers is picking them in the cool morning while the sun rises. I’ve offered U-pick flower events annually, and everyone has loved them. So I have an exciting announcement to make!...
Remember me Reader? You may not even remember my name or how you signed up for my email list since I haven’t sent an email in over a year! I think the best thing is to reintroduce myself, explain where I’ve been and then you can decide if you’d like to keep hearing from me or not. I’m Annika DeMaster of Willow Haven Flowers which I started in 2019 as a summer job to make some money for my college education. I spent five summers growing flowers, making bouquets and running a business. I had a...