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Fresh from the bed on the drying gallows

In the vase, tulips absorb huge amounts of water and spread their flower cups so far that the petals fall to the ground. You won't create a dry bouquet of tulips this way. Without going through the vase, there is a great prospect of dried tulips. How to do it right:

• Cut tulips in the bed or buy them in the shop with slightly open flowers
• Tie the ends of the stems together with string
• Hang upside down on a beam in an airy, dark and dry place

After a period of 3 to 4 weeks, the flowers will be crackling dry. During this time, check repeatedly whether the string should be tightened a little, as the water will escape from the stems. Finally, spray the dried tulip bouquet with hairspray, which significantly improves the durability.

Pressing and drying petals - this is how it works

The most beautiful Varieties of tulips present us with magnificent, fringed or ruffled petals. In order to enjoy this floral beauty for a long time or to use it as creative handicraft material, the flowers are pressed and dried without further ado. This is how it works:

• Spread out the undamaged petals individually on kitchen paper and let them dry for a day
• Then place between parchment or sandwich paper in a thick book
• Ideally, stack more thick tomes on top of the book press to increase the pressure
• Change the parchment or sandwich paper on top every 4 to 5 days

Telephone books, dictionaries or encyclopedias are suitable as flower presses. Please only choose a book where it is not a problem if the pages could curl due to the leakage of moisture. After a few weeks, the tulip petals will be completely dry and flat. Using tweezers, carefully peel the flowers off the parchment paper to use them in the shape you want.