Molly Jacobus of Molly's Flowers and Things in Danville has used her freeze-drying machine to preserve many of the Kentucky Derby rose garlands draped on the race's winners since 1996, when Grindstone ...

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.

Freeze-drying is a natural means of preservation which allows fresh flowers to retain their fresh appearance and color. Freeze-dried flowers aren't crumbly like air-dried flowers; instead the flowers ...