I have two large limelight hydrangea bushes in my front yard. I absolutely love them during summer. They are a pretty creamy white and then fade to a lovely pale lime green. Come Fall time they start drying out but they are still beautiful! They are shades or green and muted pink. I love to clip the stems and arrange them for Fall decorating, so I thought I’d share a few tips and ideas.
So, pruning and trimming the stems off was quite a bit of work. I ended up throwing away a huge trash bag full of stems that had turned too brown. But, I reserved a lot of beautiful ones!
Once you have trimmed the blooms you then want to remove all the leaves from the stem. They will quickly wilt and won’t look pretty. I just run my hand down the stem and pull the leaves into a bucket.
Once you have done that you are ready to arrange them!
The best way to dry them so that will last is to place them in about three inches of water. Let the water dry out in the stems and they should stay for you to use as you would any dried flower. I put mine in a clear vase and a hollowed out faux pumpkin!
They also look pretty in my back patio!
I hope you have a chance to dry some hydrangeas this Fall! Let me know your thoughts.
The Happy Door 
Hi Brandi, I’m heading out right now to cut some of mine! Thanks for the beautiful post. Hope you have a lovely weekend!
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Same to you Noemi!!
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