You may not be thinking about dried flowers right now. After all, these are "the best of times" in the Northern Hemisphere, with blooms all over the landscape. But the sad truth is (I'm sure you won't hold a grudge against me as the bearer of bad tidings!) that those blooms won't last much longer. Not in their current state, at least. But Marie Iannotti, About's Gardening Guide, shows you how to extend their "life" as dried flowers.