Caring for Flowers, Great Tips
Flowers, whether fresh flowers or silk flower are lovely, beautiful and symbolic. Nothing can be effective as flowers to convey an emotional message, each and every flower represents one or the other emotion. But the biggest complaint of many fresh flower lovers is that their fresh floral bouquet and flower arrangements bearing exquisite floral design just don’t seem to last very long.
If you want to make your flower arrangements, floral bouquet, or even wedding flowers and wedding flower bouquet bearing an impressive floral design to last for days or even a week longer, there are a variety of ways to prolong their life span. There are a few simple steps on how to properly care for flowers to provide you the pleasure of them lasting so much longer.
Make certain that your water and vase for the floral arrangement are clean before use. It is advised that you clean your vases using hydrogen peroxide. The vase should also be in proportion to the size and amount of flowers you will be using for the flower arrangement.
Once the stems of flowers have been cut, you have removed their life support system, so the flowers should be placed in the container with water as soon as possible. You should use lukewarm water in your vase because lukewarm water has lower oxygen levels that will help the stem to intake water and will in turn prompt the flowers to open faster. There is also a need to use a flower preservative or floral food in the water because it helps develop the buds to open and it could kill harmful bugs and dirt.
The stems of the flowers should be cut at an angle under water to expose fresh flower stem. Cutting them at an angle will give them more surface area to absorb nutrients through. Cutting the stems under water is important because it prevents air from getting into the veins in the stem of the flower, an air bubble in the stem would prevent the flower from getting water and nutrients.
Make certain that only the flower’s stem is under water. Do not allow leaves to be under the water level since that could cause them to rot. Also, never overcrowd the flowers; you should allow enough air to circulate between each flower.
Avoid putting the flowers in direct sunlight, over television sets, radiators or any other heat producing objects that will rob the flowers off its moisture. Also, remove dead leaves promptly to keep them from contaminating the water. The water should be changed at least every other day, every day if possible and it is also a good idea to re-cut the flower stems but remember to once again cut them at an angle and under water.
The next time you buy flowers for your home in your local flower shop or online flower delivery services or receive flowers from someone, always take a couple of minutes a day to care for them to easily double or even triple the life of your flowers. You can also visit the florist in your area and local flower shops so that you’ll be provided will additional information on how to care for the specific flower type.
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| Published on October 8th, 2008 | | Posted by admin |