IFAS Extension
Drying and Preserving Plant Materials for Decorative Uses
Sydney Park Brown
Release Date: 3/3/2024
Agriculture
Abstract
Dried and preserved plant materials are popular for home decor. Dried arrangements can preserve the graceful lines, textures, and colors of flowers and foliage with a subtle and gently aged appearance.
About this Publication
This document is CIR495, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date November 1981. Revised August 2007, November 2013, December 2016 April 2020, and January 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu. Article originally published by Sydney Park Brown, Patricia White, Benny Tija, and Marion R. Sheehan.
About the Authors
Sydney Park Brown, retired associate professor emeritus, Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.
Authors
Sydney Park-Brown
Specialist
University of Florida
associate professor emeritus, Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center