A Beginner's Guide To Beautiful Fresh Flowers

Guide A Beginner's ( -to- BEAUTIFUL FRESH FLOWERS In Your Home What's in Season? Early Mid-Late Bluebell Freesia Crocus Iris Daffodil Lilac Hyacinth Magnolia Primrose Lily of the Valley Lupin Tulip Spring Cornflower Cosmos Delphinium Forget-Me-Not Foxglove Lavender Dahlia Fever Few Oriental Poppy Rose Summer Gladioli Sunflower Aster Kaffir Lillies Rose Hips Hydrangea Scented Pinks Seed Heads Helenium Chrysanthemums Autumn Alstromeria Amarylis/Hippeastrum Gorse Holly Ivy Juniper Winter 35-75°F 2-24°C 24Hrs Optimum Ambient Temperature Change Water The Right Vase Cottage Elegant Vintage A vase to match the elegance of Use antique glassware and a combination of For flowers that look fresh from the garden. Allow the flowers to spill the flowers. Best for taller, slender smaller buds and over the rim of flowers like flowers to create the vase. scented lillies. mini posies. Ice Cube Water your orchid with an ice cube, it's just the right amount of water they need. Tape Grid Create a grid with adhesive tape at the top of your vase, to keep your flowers in place when you arrange them. Drying Flowers Dry flowers by hanging them upside down in a cool space. Keeping Water Fresh Drop a penny or an aspirin in your vase to keep the water fresher for longer. Prevent Fading Spray flowers with hairspray to keep them from fading. Perfect Height Cut the stems to 1.5 times the height of your flower vase. Longer Lasting Flowers Add lemonade to the flower water to help them last longer - the sugar acts as flower food. Change Water & Re-cut Recut the stems (by about 2 cm/1 inch) when you change your water. Cutting Rose Stems Rose stems should be cut under running water to knock the air bubbles out of them, this will help them to absorb water. Boiled Water Use boiled water (cooled) for your vase water. Dahlias respond especially well to this. On the Move If you're transporting flowers, place a damp paper towel inside a plastic wrap and wrap the stems. Place pretty paper around the plastic to disguise unsightly paper towels! Droopy Tulips Tulips have hollow stems and air bubbles can get inside them and weigh them down, causing them to droop. If this happens, prick the stems with a pin to help keep them upright. Perfect Twist Display Make a twist display by criss- crossing one stem over the other in the vase and layering them on top of each other. Sources allday.com cosmopolitan.com diana212m.blogspotco.uk housebeautiful.com waitroseflorist.com Flower Card THINKING OF YOU www.flowercard.co.uk