Dried Flower Wreaths
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I refresh this flower wreath every year with dried flowers from my garden. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo)
Dried Flower Wreaths
I love natural flower wreaths with dried flowers, especially ones from my garden.
I’ve had this dried flower wreath in the picture for several decades. It hangs in my den where I can enjoy it all year around.
I refresh it every year with dried flowers out of my garden. I also add flowers I can’t grow, such as red roses.
twine is my best friend to tie flower stems up to hang to dry. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo)
To dry the flowers, I tie their stems and dry them upside down from shelf hooks in my garage.
Sometimes I gather flowers that have also dried in the garden. Autumn ‘Joy’ Sedum has interesting texture when it dries and doesn’t usually have to be harvested and dried in my garage.
red florist roses are dried after being enjoyed in a flower vase. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo)
The hardest color to grow, and add, is blue so I focus on dried lavender, which also gives my dried wreath a nice scent.
You can find the wreath forms at any hobby or the crafts section of big box stores. You can also make your own if you have wild grape vines, which are now protected in some US states from being harvested.
If you can’t find a form, you can also make one from #6 hardware cloth, which is large enough to have spots to weave the dried flower stems. These wreath forms may require a filler plant to cover the write but tthey are worth the effort!
