Tuesday, 17 July 2012

Caring for fresh cut flowers

Cut flowers make us feel good. They help us celebrate special events and communicate emotions by saying Happy Birthday, Thank You, Get Well, I'm sorry, and I love you.

Then there's the special joy of receiving flowers, whether it's a red rose from Sickelmores Flowers or a beautiful cut flower bouquet. Flowers, especially the intention behind them, mean so much.

Unfortunately, flowers wilt. Do you ever feel delighted to receive beautiful flowers only to feel a little depressed as you watch them fade? While you can't bring cut flowers back to life, here are some tips for keeping them looking fresh longer. Let's start with learning the best way to cut your own bouquets...
What's the best way to cut flowers?
Flowers keep best when cut with a sharp knife (un-serrated) and plunged immediately into water. Always make a cut on a slant, as it exposes more stem surface area. Also remove leaves that will be under water in the arrangement, but do not remove thorns from roses as it tends to shorten there life. Use plain, lukewarm water for most cut flowers, but use cold water for bulb flowers, such as daffodils, hyacinths and tulips. Change water every 2 days, do not just top it up. Keep flowers out of direct sunlight, move flowers to a cool place at night.

1 comment:

  1. At Heather Floral we do all that is humanly possible to handle your orders with the utmost care. At the end of the day, it is only after you get that phone call thanking you for the “gorgeous bouquet” you have sent from Heather Floral that we will have you want to use our services again and again. And that is our aim.

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