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How do you preserve flowers and keep their color?

Lana Starr, AIFD
Certified Floral Designer & Owner, Dream Flowers
Lana Starr is a Certified Floral Designer and the Owner of Dream Flowers, a floral design studio based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Dream Flowers specializes in events, weddings, celebrations, and corporate events. Lana has over 14 years of experience in the floral industry and her work has been featured in floral books and magazines such as International Floral Art, Fusion Flowers, Florist Review, and Nacre. Lana is a member of the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD) since 2016 and is a California Certified Floral Designer (CCF) since 2012.

Lana Starr, AIFD

Certified Floral Designer & Owner, Dream Flowers

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When dried, flowers will lose a little bit of their color and will also shrink. Keep this in mind as you choose flowers to preserve, as they'll be smaller and less vibrant than they are when fresh.

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What is a fast way to preserve flowers?

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One of my favorite ways to keep my flowers fresh and looking lovely is to simply spray them with a little bit of hairspray. Also, try adding a sugar cube or a spoon full sugar to your water. The flower will use this as food. If you have a little bit of any clear soda with sugar left at the bottom of your bottle, add this to your vase with water. Like the sugar, the flowers will use the sugar in the soda as food.

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What is a way to preserve flowers without any chemicals?

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Drying the flowers upside down or pressing them is a natural way to preserve flowers, though you should be warned that the effect is generally considered less pleasing than using chemicals. Using sand is another method that uses no chemicals.

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After drying the flowers, how I store them?

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Depending on your preservation method, you could frame them, put them in a empty vase, stick them to paper, mount them on a wall, use them for arts and crafts, or many other methods.

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Can I use a spray can to shellac the flowers?

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Yes. After you hang them upside down to dry, you could use spray can clear coat or spray can high luster coating lacquer.

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Is there a way to preserve flowers without buying anything?

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Yes, you can put the flower on a flat book on the ground and find something really heavy to put on top of the flower and book. Leave it for at least a day, then take it out it will be a pressed flower.

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