We are coming to the end of the hydrangea season. To keep a bouquet that will last throughtout the year I am going to dry my flowers. In the past I have tried to dry them without success by hanging them upside down and letting them air dry. This time I am going to use the vase method. First, only pick the hydrangeas which the color of the flower's petals has faded. My blue flowers have lost most of their color and the petals are beginning to turn papery, this is the optimum time to pick them. Cut the flowers leaving at least a 10 inch stem and remove all of the leaves. I put the flowers in a vase with 4 inches of water and then placed them in a room where they will not get direct sunlight. The water will eventually evaporate and the flowers will dry. The trick to getting a nice dried flower is to pick your hydrangeas after the color begins to fade and the petals begin to have a papery texture. It is important to gather them at this point....