How do you preserve a rose?

Valentines day is near and today I got my very first rose as an advance gift. And I want to preserve it. But it's an ecuadorian rose and I don't want to press it because it's just so pretty :) Anyway, If I hang it they say I have to remove the leaves...

I have a single yellow rose that I want to preserve. How do I do that? I'd like for it to retain as much of its color as possible and be as non-fragile as possible. I'm fine with spending a bit of money/time on this, including paying for some sort of...

My husband bought me roses for valentine's day, and some of the petals fell off. The petals are lovely, and I desire to preserve them. I would like to be able to preserve their ...show more

I have rose petals and i would like to frame them for a friend, they have already dried natrally ( i havn't pressed them) and i would like to preserve them, is there anything i can put on them like a mix of pva and water?. before i put them in the frame...

I have a single rose from my grandmother's funeral bouquet and I would like to preserve it the best that I can. It is nearly a week old now and it is in "fair" condition. What can I do?

we have some special rose petals that are very brittle- is it too late to try to preserve them? what about using that wax paper iron trick?

I have a bouquet of roses that are two days old. Half the dozen is dying, and I've preserved the other half that remained fresh up till today. Included in the bouquet is also bunches of tiny white daisies, and a bunch of magenta asters. As for the roses...

I got 2 roses, and i want to preserve them forever, like wax them? i dont want to dry them out, do u know where i can get the right wax or get it done? i want it to be just the way it is.

My boyfriend bought me a dozen roses, and I want to preserve them so I can use them in some way at our wedding which is in a little over 6 months. They are about a week old now, and looking a little dry so I'm not sure if there is anyway I can still...