COLUMBIA, Mo. -- "The delicate, ephemeral nature of flowers adds to our appreciation of them," said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. "Many literally are 'here today, ...

If impermanence is a gardening lesson you aren't ready to learn and you loathe saying goodbye to your marvelous summer garden, you may want to consider preserving it all for months, or even years.

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Just as we can our tomatoes, pickle our cucumbers and freeze our green beans to savor later, we can also save our flowers for a dark winter day. Drying flowers is an ancient practice. Who hasn’t ...