Flower Tips

Cut Flower

On receipt of your flowers, unwrap with care. Add flower food to water in a vase. Cut the base of the stem, remove any foliage that will be the below the water level. Arranging flowers and place vase away from direct sunlight, radiators and draughts. The cooler the room, the longer the flowers will last. Change the water at least once a week, remove any fade blooms to encourage buds to open.

HAND TIED AQUA PACK

Your bouquet can be left in its aqua pack for up to 48 hours. After this time the water need to be changed so snip the base of the water bag over the sink to release the water. Remove the lower packaging, the upper gift wrap can be left on if desire or removed with care but do not untie your flowers. Fill a vase with tepid water, add flower food following the instructions on the packet, cut approximately 5cm from the end of the stems, for the best result cut the stems at an angle. Stand the Hand Tide design in the vase.

Please Remember – keep the flowers in a cool drought free area, out of direct sunlight. The cooler the room the longer your flowers will last. Remove any fade blooms or foliage as soon as possible. Change the water in the vase twice a week.

ROSES

On receipt of your roses, remove the packaging with care.

Bouquet of Rose – remove 1” from the stem end with a sharp knife and cut on the angle. Do not use scissor or crush the stem – this prevents the rose taking up water. Stand in a deep vase filled with water with the flower food added.

Hand Tied Bouquet of Roses – do not untie your flowers, cut stems as above and stand in vase of water with flower food added. Change water in the vase at least once a week. If the rose head flops, cut off the stem end as above and stand the rose in 1” of boiling water as soon as possible. Keep the roses away from draughts, fruit and radiators, the cooler the room the longer they will last.

BASKET AND CONTAINER ARRANGEMENT

On receipt of your basket or container arrangement fill it with water immediately and do the same every day.

Please Remember – keep the flowers in a cool draught free area, out of direct sunlight. The cooler the room the longer your flowers will last. Remove any fade blooms or foliage as soon as possible. Fill it with water every day.