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My Guide To Flowers

Things to do with Flowers

1. When buying the flowers make certain the petals are firm and the buds have color - a good sign that they will later open.
2. Gently roll damp newspaper over the flowers and wait a while to help condition the flowers and then prick the stem just below the flower with a pin to help prevent air blockages and assure proper hydration.
3. Clean your vases with bleach to kill bacteria from previous flowers.
4. Cut the stems at a 45 degree angle under running water or under water with a sharp knife. This creates more of a surface.
5. Add either store bought nourishment - supposedly you can use mix one part water with one part lemon-lime soda (real sugar).
6. If you are really motivated you can make a solution with 1 1/2 percent calcium cholride to help lengthen their staying power.
7. You might want to add two drops of bleach to a quart of the water to cut down bacteria growth.
8. One teaspoon of sugar to a quart of water which should possible provide nourishment.
9. Piece of charcoal to help purify the water.
10. Allow the water in - a pair of scissors might crush part of the stem.
11. Juice of 1/2 lemon to quart of water to lower the water's PH and possibly retard bacteria.
12. Remove all foliage that will be below the water line.
13. Fill with tepid water, less air to clog the stems.
14. Change the water (and floral food) every three to four days and recut the stems.
15. Try to place your arrangement out of the sun in the coolest part of room. Heat speeds up the decaying process.
16. Use a vase that is 1/3 to 1/2 as tall as the flowers.
17. To cold a place or a drafty place is not such a good idea either.
18. Air conditioners can also help dry out the flowers more quickly.
19. Remove the dead flowers as they appear, they release ethylene gas which helps speed the aging of the other flowers.
20. Do not use iron containers for the flowers.
21. Keep on cleaning the water to get rid of the bacteria.
22. You can use a turkey baster to add water to narrow deep vases.
23. Spray mist the flowers.
24. You can always throw in beautiful clear marbles to prop up the flowers.
25. Use clear scotch tape across top of the vase to help arrange your display.
26. If you choose daffodils, keep them isolated from other flowers as they emit daffodil slime-toxic to other plants. Supposedly if you put them in water for 12 hours and do not recut their stems, you can stop the segregation.
27. Silk flowers - put them in a bag with some salt or rice and shake or use a hair dryer.
28. Speedy drying flowers:
• Put a small bowl of water in microwave, put sand or borax in a microwave container, bury the flower face up in the drying agent and then sprinkle more of the drying agent over the flower. Nuke for about three minutes and leave the flower in the container outside the microwave over night. You can help preserve them by spraying hair spray on them.
29. These plants help clean the air indoors, great for offices that have terrible ventilation:
• Chinese Evergreen
• Dieffenbachia
• Dracaena
• English Ivy
• Pothos
• Peace Lily
• Schefflera
• Spider Plant
• Tree Philodendron