Looking After Cut Flowers
January 27, 2009 by Linda
Filed under Cut Flowers
- buy your flowers from a reputable outlet
- choose blooms with firm petals or with buds which are showing some colour
- keep them well wrapped until you get them home
- keep them in water until you are ready to start arranging
- make sure vases are very clean
- use fresh lukewarm water and add commercial cut flower food
- remove all leaves which fall below the water level
- take at least 3cm (1") off all stems, making a slanted cut with sharp scissors
- don't smash or pierce the stems
- avoid placing the arrangement in direct sunlight, heat, or draughts
- keep flowers away from ripening fruit
- don't mix daffodils with other flowers
- remove faded flowers as they occur
- top up the water regularly and add fresh flower food
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