This Morning presenter Georgina Burnett shared the simple tips for instantly drying flowers for vintage-style bouquets using a microwave to speed up the more traditional air-drying technique.

Producing flowers that look similar to pressed flowers but with more vibrant colours and in a fraction of the time – microwave drying flowers is one of our favourite methods.

By harnessing the surprising power of your microwave and channeling your inner artist, you can transform ordinary petals into a tangible reminder of the warmth and renewal to come.

You may like to try drying your end of summer flowers in your microwave.

To dry flowers, try the hang and dry method, use silica or sand, enlist your microwave, or press them in a book to preserve lone blooms or big bouquets.

Drying time will depend upon the natural moisture contents of the flowers and how many are dried at one time. Six flowers in 5 pounds of silica gel will take about seven or eight minutes.

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