I've bought two bunches of red roses to decorate garlands to sell at the school Christmas fair ...

[earlgrey]

... and I don't know how to dry them out.

Stick them on a radiator? Or will that just make them wilt?

If anyone's ever done this before I'd be grateful for their tips. I'm sure commercially they stick them in that stuff - what's it called - but buying that's going beyond the beyonds.

Thanks XX

MIL used to dry roses and use to submerge them in a tub of very fine sand so they'd dry but not too much on top that they'd get crushed. HTH

Thank you, bibi. Another thing to go and get ...

My idea was rank, then!

Tie them with string at the base of the stem in small bunches and hang them upside down in a warm dry place like the airing cupboard and makesure they are not touched or disturbed for about 4 weeks.

Thanks, furball. Eff. Left it too late then?

How about 1 minute 45 seconds in a microwave?

I have never tried this but have heard of it before.

You're not late, you're just very early for next year...