As the time of year changes, so does our need to dispose of dead flowers. With the summer quickly approaching, a lot of people have started to search for methods on how they can get rid of old or dying flowers.

Some people will recycle their old plants while others are looking for ways in which they can reuse them. In this blog post we will go over some different ways you can dispose of your dead flowers and what you should do with them after they die.

1. Put them in the organic recycling.

Some people might be wondering whether dead flowers can be recycled. The answer to that question is yes, and it is quite easy to do so!

All you need to do is put the flower petals into a green garden waste bin as you would your vegetable peels or left-over food. They will then be taken to your local organic recycling center where they will either be processed into low-carbon organic electricity or composted.

By recycling dead flowers, as opposed to just throwing them in the bin, is good for the environment and lets you play your part in tackling climate change.

2. Compost them yourself. 

If your local authority has not provided you with a recycling service, then it is always easy to construct your own compost bin.

Dead flowers are organic, and so like anything that is organic, it will rot down into compost over time.

If you have a garden, then creating your own compost heap or bin will help enrich your soil with nutrients and prevent diseases from building up.

Make sure you have a dedicated outdoor space for your compost heap as if you do it indoors it will make an awful smell in your home.

You need to begin your compost heap on bare earth before adding layers alternating between wet (e.g., fruit scraps, used teabags) and dry (e.g., leaves). Separate the petals from the stems and any long wooden stems, such as sunflower stems, should be chopped up before being added to the compost heap.

As well as your dead flowers, you can also add old vase water to your compost heap as this will contain organic debris from the flowers. It is important to keep your compost heap moist as this will enable the composting bacteria to multiply and thrive.

However, do not do this if you have used a lot of artificial chemical plant feed in your water as this is damaging to the compost heap.

If you have a garden, then creating your own compost heap or bin will help enrich your soil with nutrients and prevent diseases from building up.

3) Press them and use them for Arts and Crafts.

Rather than dispose of them, why not reshape them to

It is easy to press dry and press dead flowers by hand. Simply hang them for a couple of weeks in a cool dry place, checking on them daily. Once they are dry to the touch, simply lay them out on tissue paper and stack newspaper and cardboard. Pressing using a brick or heavy book can take two to four additional weeks.

Dried and Pressed Flowers can last ages and they can be glued onto a plain white piece of paper, painted over to create a textured painting, or used to create a bookmark.

There is something very aesthetic about the fact they were genuinely a living flower. These flowers, and this makes dried and pressed flowers a favourite amongst artists.

4. Make a scented candle

Yes, these days you can just buy a candle from the store for £5. Ones that have been specially engineered to generate an artificial smell of your favourite flowers.

But making your own, from real flowers, will give you a genuine satisfaction at a job well done, and will also be good for you as a creative outlet.

Making a scented candle from dead flowers is a lot easier than it sounds. Simply Melt the paraffin wax, add fragrance oils and dried flowers, attach the wick, and pour the wax into whatever receptacle you want to contain your candle (a shot glass, a pint glass, a regular cup depending on the size you are going for).

Using dried flowers in a candle will give your home a beautiful fragrant scent that no artificially generated candle could create.

5. Turn them into floral air freshener.

Dead flowers can be repurposed into a variety of purposes, from artwork to scented candles and, even for domestic cleanliness.

To make a floral air freshener simply crush the flower petals using a mortar and pestle or a blender, boil them in a pot or pan with 1-2 cups of water, and then transfer the mixture into a jar.

Allow the water to cool for a few days and then strain out the flowers and pour the remaining water into a spray bottle.

Conclusion

We hope we have given you some good ideas for what you can do with your dead flowers.

If, once you have disposed of your flowers, you are looking for a new bouquet for your mantlepiece, Fleur De Luxe has an extensive range avaliable for same day Birmingham flower delivery, and next-day delivery in the UK, with a 2pm cut-off for customers wishing to utilise this service.

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