It took me forever to commit to what I wanted to plant in my backyard. My husband had this beautiful vision that he brought to life and suddenly it was my turn to add the landscaping to his fireplace.
I finally settled on hydrangeas. Let me tell you how happy I am with that choice. I chose the Limelight variety because they are cold hardy, have giant blooms and they can really with stand more sun then most. I ordered 10 large plants from Garden Direct , while they were a bit pricey it was well worth it. They arrived and they were healthy and large and ready to fill the space I needed. I highly recommend ordering from them!
After the summer growing season, they were covered with large blooms. GORGEOUS!!!!! I patiently waited to cut them so I could drying them. I knew they would make a perfect addition inside.
Here are a few tips I learned when trying to get the “perfectly dried hydrangea” These tips are based on Limelight Hydrangeas.
With Limelight’s they start off white and as they age and the cooler weather sets in the flower heads turn the most beautiful lime green with pink that blushes the edges of the petals. I cut a few of the white and a few of the lime green. I wanted to have both since they are so gorgeous! 
After cutting the flower heads I removed all the leaves.
Then I removed all the side shoots.
Then I tied them up and hung them in the house to dry………..
Then final outcome surprised me. The white flower heads shriveled up and although they still look ok they didn’t dry the way I thought. The lime green flower heads on the other hand dried perfect.
I am still looking into why the white ones didn’t dry like the colored ones. So if you want perfectly dried hydrangeas wait until they start to change color on the plant. If you don’t mind the imperfect look go ahead and cut them and dry them when you want.
Please feel free to drop any suggestions you might have on drying hydrangeas in the comments below! Happy Gardening!
