Preserving Flowers

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The art of preserving flowers also look at, Sand Castle Building can be traced back to earliest recorded history. For example archaeological finds were discovered with the bones of a man from prehistoric times in the Middle East.

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There are other popular methods for preserving flowers:

- Using a specially made Flower , RC Micro Trucks Press
- Drying in an oven
- Preserving using glycerine
- Drying using silica gel
- Drying in a microwave

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