CARE TIPS FOR CUT FLOWERS

Our top tips for getting the best vase life out of our flowers.

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If you buy flowers from us then we want you to get the absolute best out of them. Whether you buy a gift bouquet, jam jar, wrap or come to our pick your own days and cut the flowers yourself we recommend you follow the following simple care tips for cut flowers to prolong vase life. We usually pick our flowers in the coolest part of the day, either first thing in the morning or as the day cools down around dusk. We hydrate the flowers well in clean buckets of water for atleast a few hours before arranging them into our gift bouqets for you.

Step 1. Make sure your vase is very clean to prevent any bacteria build up. Sterilise in a dishwasher if possible or wash with hot soapy water.

Step 2. If you have flower food add this to the vase. Don't worry if you don't have any.

Step 3. Fill your vase about 2/3 full of water from the cold tap.

Step 4. Remove any foliage that will sit below the water line.

Step 5. Cut 2-3cm off the bottom of the flower stem using clean sharp scissors or secateurs. Cut at a 45 degree angle. Try varying the stem lengths to create a more natural vase arrangement.

Step 6. Top up the water daily and change it completely every 3 days or if you notice it changing colour. Re snip the stems every time you change the water.

Step 7. Place your vase of flowers out of direct sunlight and away from drafts. Flowers last longer in cooler rooms.

Step 8. Keep flowers away from your fruit. Fruit gives of ethylene gas which will make the flowers deteriorate faster.

Step 9. Flowers will die off at different rates. Remove any wilting or dead stems to prevent mould from spreading.

We hope you've found this blog post helpful and that you get to enjoy our flowers for as long as possible. If you have any questions then please comment on this blog or send us an email.

We will be posting another blog soon on how to care for our DIY wedding flower buckets so if you are one of our future brides then keep an eye out. We will also post one very soon on how to condition a few specific and more tricky varieties.

Thanks for reading!

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