Description
Dried and preserved flowers hold their shape in heat that would finish fresh stems, travel without water, and let a couple keep something afterwards. Used badly, they shed across the dance floor, fade in a sunny window and look dusty in photographs.
The Dried & Preserved Flower Guide gives you the working knowledge to use them properly. It separates dried, preserved and dyed material, tells you honestly which flowers survive drying and which never will, and walks through every method from air drying to glycerine. Then it gets practical: mixing dried with fresh, managing shedding and allergies, and pricing work that is often more labour than fresh, not less.
What is inside
- Dried, preserved and dyed material explained, and why the care differs
- A performance table for thirteen materials: colour change, shedding risk and best use
- Seven drying and preserving methods, including silica gel and glycerine
- Drying room rules and labelling
- Care and lifespan, storage, dusting and the take-home care note
- How to mix dried with fresh, including the water problem and a starting ratio
- A build and install checklist covering sun, damp, flame and guest traffic
- Allergy, shedding and fire safety notes for venues
- A dried item costing table for sale price and hire price per use
- A design and stock plan, plus what to say to the couple in plain language
Who it is for
Wedding florists adding dried work to their offer, stylists building reusable installations, and small studios who want a product line that does not perish in the cool room.
After you use it, you know which material to reach for, how to build it so it lasts the whole event, and how to price it so a reusable piece earns its keep across several weddings.
What’s inside
- Dried, preserved and dyed explained
- Performance table for thirteen materials
- Seven drying and preserving methods
- Care, storage and lifespan guidance
- How to mix dried with fresh
- Shedding, allergy and flame safety notes
- Dried item costing for sale or hire
- Design and stock plan worksheet
