I did A LOT of this yesterday for the first time. I find what worked best for me is to take the green part (bottom) of the flower and roll it between my thumb and forefinger (giving it a good squeeze as I did). As I rolled and squeezed the base, the petals broke off inside and worked their way outward into a nice little puff of petals. Then you just grab that puff and it falls away from the green parts. Sooo much easier than the method I researched which suggested snipping each one with scissors.
I did A LOT of this yesterday for the first time. I find what worked best for me is to take the green part (bottom) of the flower and roll it between my thumb and forefinger (giving it a good squeeze as I did). As I rolled and squeezed the base, the petals broke off inside and worked their way outward into a nice little puff of petals. Then you just grab that puff and it falls away from the green parts. Sooo much easier than the method I researched which suggested snipping each one with scissors.