PAPERWHITES IN BALL JARS

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXdjqWOPTgsSef_YGFXXRh92uyLKLgBAYp9iv5PXzWZmGHqJAv6On-VQmKD1hL-LrJ0iDLT8tuw2mma_UH1t-W1n0N3nolOdwVrvqmljg2heeApyDoj8aPs-6baDVwjXO4AlutnccT5A/s1600/Paperwhites+In+Mason+Jars+-+BLOG.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXdjqWOPTgsSef_YGFXXRh92uyLKLgBAYp9iv5PXzWZmGHqJAv6On-VQmKD1hL-LrJ0iDLT8tuw2mma_UH1t-W1n0N3nolOdwVrvqmljg2heeApyDoj8aPs-6baDVwjXO4AlutnccT5A/s640/Paperwhites+In+Mason+Jars+-+BLOG.png" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br />Paperwhites remind me of Christmas. They are elegant and snowy white and organic and have a heady sweet smell.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They mix wonderfully with evergreen branches and twinkling lights. They look stately grouped with Poinsettias and can be a resplendent flurry-of-white when grouped together.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Paperwhites make lovely and thoughtful living gifts that will give the recipient a season of pleasure and blooms! It's especially fun to give a single bulb in a ball jar! Given at Christmas, these flowers will bloom in January and February... just when we all need a little something blooming in our lives!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These showy booms are easy to plant and force and grow. Here's how...<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a href="" name="more"></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I planted my paperwhites on my back porch potting bench.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPAa9alNHyT74oN_l_K8ATgYM6Jtt-5jzMtE_5hp-HL9MisYJjcZ1o8OLm0ZeMuZFmIXtLFSTTqLl289I71DdmutvBk36WHzBvp75pzdd7dfqJ9zXOfo89sCap9cD2O7M5_OP1ebbDPRU/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_1971.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPAa9alNHyT74oN_l_K8ATgYM6Jtt-5jzMtE_5hp-HL9MisYJjcZ1o8OLm0ZeMuZFmIXtLFSTTqLl289I71DdmutvBk36WHzBvp75pzdd7dfqJ9zXOfo89sCap9cD2O7M5_OP1ebbDPRU/s640/Copy+of+IMG_1971.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Materials:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">paperwhite bulbs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">gravel, small stones, or glass pebbles</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">wide mouth half pint ball jars</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">screw on lids for ball jars</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDQeEBzXXaKOZDlcQA-lx4ZUZlFC8yQpxr8NVxYh6MnEHfeaG3jmdxFpwCSaZPSd_b9YjKgQFlVfo8_5Md-gv3yo2844QLOWRJA7xE5fU5EtjNTpsDMjBJ4sIkA_f1FEH48U-5WmCOu4/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_1972.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDQeEBzXXaKOZDlcQA-lx4ZUZlFC8yQpxr8NVxYh6MnEHfeaG3jmdxFpwCSaZPSd_b9YjKgQFlVfo8_5Md-gv3yo2844QLOWRJA7xE5fU5EtjNTpsDMjBJ4sIkA_f1FEH48U-5WmCOu4/s640/Copy+of+IMG_1972.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fill ball jar 3/4 full of small stones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzC7_LUgmJlsNhxArq19RQW_zbHGpfDcS3izCyJsnfmXYgx1Jr1AkCk01HHW3st94oXCa_XtrpiQ3inB7LZuXBdslXerzl1U0vualDBKikJKPLKrT7FREaGPHA3R9EbMOv-3vHzfWj1A/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_1974.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzC7_LUgmJlsNhxArq19RQW_zbHGpfDcS3izCyJsnfmXYgx1Jr1AkCk01HHW3st94oXCa_XtrpiQ3inB7LZuXBdslXerzl1U0vualDBKikJKPLKrT7FREaGPHA3R9EbMOv-3vHzfWj1A/s640/Copy+of+IMG_1974.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paperwhites do not need soil. They just need the stones to support their roots and to help hold them upright.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3Y89GxURrXDAKEGNDs-pZ14_sIZLHsS-D7L7Y56nCr5pf6dbcWwo4DkKUWjTcTy09nw9CxH3myx_ec2tXja4BS94C-HA5Bd5d9pEiwMqKuTGxXeAA_d58mwckFPOhQyrthPhrT07R5g/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_1980.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ3Y89GxURrXDAKEGNDs-pZ14_sIZLHsS-D7L7Y56nCr5pf6dbcWwo4DkKUWjTcTy09nw9CxH3myx_ec2tXja4BS94C-HA5Bd5d9pEiwMqKuTGxXeAA_d58mwckFPOhQyrthPhrT07R5g/s640/Copy+of+IMG_1980.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Place the paperwhite bulb on top of the stones with the tip up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFA9ROHOnapYBwcRktOAdlQl0qGTHmXyFknz2Gpp06HA0EC6C5wBfQxd_k8W-rx2n330vAwUdS86-Yk3U-GU9kCONjrHisMSkd9Wx5YSmg2Ufz87ZrTjoLa9AemAPHJsSPKPurbAqSxM/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_1982.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFA9ROHOnapYBwcRktOAdlQl0qGTHmXyFknz2Gpp06HA0EC6C5wBfQxd_k8W-rx2n330vAwUdS86-Yk3U-GU9kCONjrHisMSkd9Wx5YSmg2Ufz87ZrTjoLa9AemAPHJsSPKPurbAqSxM/s640/Copy+of+IMG_1982.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Screw on the jar lid</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFv0DJUnROLD-oWmL45WQ1uDZqJPIyaJniHwHhvnptysH-zImZ9EgeDza4laKtbIlEy-sL_JMRomFD724lB_c5lrJf-duY6xmAewlHDNkhxCYCPbhSJCLy3XwLtB_MkOw9guvt-D4-IoY/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_1984.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFv0DJUnROLD-oWmL45WQ1uDZqJPIyaJniHwHhvnptysH-zImZ9EgeDza4laKtbIlEy-sL_JMRomFD724lB_c5lrJf-duY6xmAewlHDNkhxCYCPbhSJCLy3XwLtB_MkOw9guvt-D4-IoY/s640/Copy+of+IMG_1984.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Add a bow or twine...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp9zW0xASovKymzdRnmXNMBqyh4M_ZXWZtow_A4gfsh664H-UMSdN6kVbtW-V9CkvZk8KlePjAqzlt4o7hK-H1nCHnCLwHZzHhKlYDODX5t47IPngZVHzBMx6efACDqQvoOccaF06IApQ/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_2003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp9zW0xASovKymzdRnmXNMBqyh4M_ZXWZtow_A4gfsh664H-UMSdN6kVbtW-V9CkvZk8KlePjAqzlt4o7hK-H1nCHnCLwHZzHhKlYDODX5t47IPngZVHzBMx6efACDqQvoOccaF06IApQ/s640/Copy+of+IMG_2003.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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PAPERWHITES IN BALL JARS

Paperwhites remind me of Christmas. They are elegant and snowy white and organic and have a heady sweet smell. They mix wonderfully with eve...

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Drying Hydrangeas At StoneGable

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_PUuTE3-69DnKtuoPo-CT_zL9TTwUIRUVrF-LbBR54J8Bpv9iYdEBW95m5wQn2iBB4-Nb7JZdnsULm82ypP-yQQgaGzYZwVfjSGJtEvpyLWrmeAGu7QKrB6a2WD2jHqIMN9ZYovMejc/s1600/Drying+Hydrangeas+Title+Page+-+BLOG.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_PUuTE3-69DnKtuoPo-CT_zL9TTwUIRUVrF-LbBR54J8Bpv9iYdEBW95m5wQn2iBB4-Nb7JZdnsULm82ypP-yQQgaGzYZwVfjSGJtEvpyLWrmeAGu7QKrB6a2WD2jHqIMN9ZYovMejc/s640/Drying+Hydrangeas+Title+Page+-+BLOG.png" width="426" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">H</span>ydrangeas are a <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">gardener's </span>delight. They provide a huge punch of color and <span style="color: white; font-size: x-large;">panache</span> all summer long!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIg2CEEIi4VifiYd6Oc5wrzRJe7v0lW0a-JUQJn4MhHgkpesTuZPLsDygTW0_5avhEHbQPU-hW6P7F1SksXY-isq0KhcHteX1cCQq3vNke_YCXgT3X_aW1Y3ypf3xGBMJcq7JIfHQn0pr/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_7541.JPG+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIg2CEEIi4VifiYd6Oc5wrzRJe7v0lW0a-JUQJn4MhHgkpesTuZPLsDygTW0_5avhEHbQPU-hW6P7F1SksXY-isq0KhcHteX1cCQq3vNke_YCXgT3X_aW1Y3ypf3xGBMJcq7JIfHQn0pr/s640/Copy+of+IMG_7541.JPG+2.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">To see hydrangea table click  <a href="http://stonegable.blogspot.com/search/label/Blue%20And%20White%20Hydrangea%20Tablescape">HERE</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">G</span>raceful and <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">lush</span>, hydrangeas offer big blooms of color and <span style="font-size: x-large;">fluff</span>!  If dried correctly they also offer year round enjoyment! The techniques for drying<span style="color: #666666;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">hydrangeas</span></span> are simple. It is the <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">timing </span>that can be a little tricky. But once understood, hydrangeas dry easily and stay<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"> beautiful</span> for a year or more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">     </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhNBUTS-VMzJbXkox3vvUZRKSsFPRhFlWOmP3ltiPQ3FHote9wAYRg3ayymGLb5_lNWKKordgU0IvxiJr0UKAqnPl_pfIS24OhORU7_Uw599kWyAAEITQkTD-lN5DFaMJGARtsTH49X6P/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhNBUTS-VMzJbXkox3vvUZRKSsFPRhFlWOmP3ltiPQ3FHote9wAYRg3ayymGLb5_lNWKKordgU0IvxiJr0UKAqnPl_pfIS24OhORU7_Uw599kWyAAEITQkTD-lN5DFaMJGARtsTH49X6P/s640/Copy+of+IMG_9170.JPG" width="428" /></a></div>      <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">T</span>here are several ways to<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"> dry</span> hydrangeas. But the easiest way that produces the best results is <span style="color: white; font-size: x-large;">water drying</span>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">F</span>ollow these easy steps for<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"> vibrant</span> flowers that are surprisingly sturdy.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRedTocEGzFsXd09UAbP0AybGXMR7MrrhLIi1DjDtQwkJCHzeUhYoqB1szQ53EDhG0qvpTohBUKnXO9_a3dexQ9AobntQV1JauAnlkK3l0tV_K9Nd4ZnySgQoUekgj-Xi1vvgdGHToXY26/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_8967.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRedTocEGzFsXd09UAbP0AybGXMR7MrrhLIi1DjDtQwkJCHzeUhYoqB1szQ53EDhG0qvpTohBUKnXO9_a3dexQ9AobntQV1JauAnlkK3l0tV_K9Nd4ZnySgQoUekgj-Xi1vvgdGHToXY26/s640/Copy+of+IMG_8967.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: white; font-size: x-large;">Drying Hydrangeas</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #38761d;">*</span><span style="color: #38761d;">WAIT!</span></span> Correct timing is everything! Hydrangeas can be harvested from <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">August </span>to October depending on your location and variety of  the plant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">D</span>o not pick hydrangeas for drying that have <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">freshly</span> bloomed. There is too much moisture in them and they will begin to die before they dry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">M</span>ost hydrangeas will begin to<span style="color: #999999;"> <span style="font-size: large;">self dry</span> </span>on the bush. When blooms take on a<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"> vintage</span> look they are ready to be picked for drying. Some sign to look for are: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">~color becomes muted...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPV0qN85qXHGllX4B2lbv4IHBrH6wWFCFWW78ZAbh5F06oLFNEmiHfVhEyEo16xBq_697eI7bAoiB2gDgLstefL96OtSK0mlY1iyC-WV6Doh0eAOa6mU9YsmgyRJk-DmEiMRV8gdTJQ0d/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPV0qN85qXHGllX4B2lbv4IHBrH6wWFCFWW78ZAbh5F06oLFNEmiHfVhEyEo16xBq_697eI7bAoiB2gDgLstefL96OtSK0mlY1iyC-WV6Doh0eAOa6mU9YsmgyRJk-DmEiMRV8gdTJQ0d/s640/Copy+of+IMG_9144.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"> ~and flowers begin to get a papery feel.</span> </span>Trust me on this one.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">*</span>Cut<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"> hydrangeas</span> from bush and strip all leaves.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; 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border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">*</span>Put<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"> flowers</span> in a vase filled about one third full of water. <span style="color: #666666;"> <span style="font-size: large;">And that's it!</span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Do not refill the water. Just let it evaporate. If water gets stagnate, replace it with new water to the current <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">watermark</span>. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">I</span> put mine in a vase and then in a big<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"> basket</span>.  It should not sit near a window (like mine) if you are worried about<span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;"> faded</span> color. I'm moving these to on top of the TV cabinet, but it was too high for a good photo.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgProyoRgAOQsBLwohsBq2eecjnrCd6oRa-_47IlZ-tpOShvp1Z8EYuwnJG6MfBm9-wKGz8l_1C-TBgQFzMJNCB8IWRuDgCeAZ-hYVivX_l37zVNcZSPkT_n_ivm0bC0JjSv47otG8SVLXA/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgProyoRgAOQsBLwohsBq2eecjnrCd6oRa-_47IlZ-tpOShvp1Z8EYuwnJG6MfBm9-wKGz8l_1C-TBgQFzMJNCB8IWRuDgCeAZ-hYVivX_l37zVNcZSPkT_n_ivm0bC0JjSv47otG8SVLXA/s640/Copy+of+IMG_9189.JPG" width="522" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">D</span>rying<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"> hydrangeas</span> by using this method will keep the color more <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">vibrant </span>and the heads less fragile than air drying.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">A</span>nd they are <span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">perfect</span> </span>for <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">fall decorating</span>!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNp-kZnU2UwCFRkipZFuM-Xq1pnW2dgCWIk-0TZRKxYYFFQB7lvxFnS7NknDGYA2_jHh-Of6xPnOur7wgpeKP1qQ98u76FQ-SWrHcBrXJwlTZxqs2QQ5gxUK-3JVum-9HNO8M5K7fs7bWR/s1600/Copy+of+IMG_9191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNp-kZnU2UwCFRkipZFuM-Xq1pnW2dgCWIk-0TZRKxYYFFQB7lvxFnS7NknDGYA2_jHh-Of6xPnOur7wgpeKP1qQ98u76FQ-SWrHcBrXJwlTZxqs2QQ5gxUK-3JVum-9HNO8M5K7fs7bWR/s640/Copy+of+IMG_9191.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">T</span>his garden friend has been <span style="font-size: large;">spinning a web</span> on my pink hydrangeas. He is a <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">zipper spider</span> ~ so called because he makes a zipper design on his web. Isn't his art marvelous? They are an <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">impressive size</span>. This one was about the size of a generous half dollar. He is a non poisonous, non aggressive spider (that has very poor eyesight) who likes to hangs out in gardens. And he literally hangs <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">upside</span> down. I delight when I see one of these colorful spiders! 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