By: Julia Aidan
Submitted: 2009-10-14 14:15:32 | Word Count: 534
Flowers are formed to increase love and bring newness in life. Flowers lighten the heart and enhance the look of your room. Any person purchasing flowers desire that their flowers must look as fresh as dew. The florists have to maintain a large quantity of cut flowers so as to keep it fresh for a long time. There are commonly 5 tips that help you sustain the sparkle of cut flowers just like these were yet on the branches of their plants. Whether you have been gifted a pretty bouquet of fresh flowers or you have cut the prettiest flowers from your lawns, you must try to keep it fresh and blooming. Here are some methods by which you can keep your cut flowers fresh long enough:
- Buy the freshest flowers available: If you buy flowers from any florist or from the flower market, assure that these are fresh. The flowers you purchase should not be preserved in cold storage before it reaches you. You should check the quality of flowers you think to buy either to gift somebody or to deck up your home.
- Arrange a perfect container: The container in which you will be placing your pretty flowers should be of sufficient height. It must be capable to cover at least 3-4 inches of the flower stems with water and must even support the bunch of flowers. Before you place your flowers in any container, please clean it nicely so that there are no bacteria in it, as bacteria reduces the life of your flowers. While washing your container, assure that there is no foamy remains in it as the leftover chemicals might prove to be too harmful for your fresh flowers.
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- Trim the endings of flower stems: Trimming the ends of flower stem in cross cut is suggested. The diagonal cut extends the surface area thereby facilitating the absorption of sufficient water for the flowers. Trimming needs to be done by putting your flower stem below the cool water area. Cold water is best for flowers to be fresh for a long timeas warm water dries it.
- Make your vase ready: Fill sufficient water in your pot so that it covers 3-4 inches of flower stem. Mix some flower food or aspirin capsule to extend the life of your flowers.
- Remove the leaves on the flower stem: The leaves of the flower stem are sunken in water and this results in creation of bacteria. The bacteria are harmful for the life of your flowers. So it is essential to remove the leaves so as to prevent bacteria formation hence enhancing the life of your cut flowers. Moreover change the water from the flower vase in two to three days and also put fresh water at least once a day.
So, now if you wish to keep cut flowers fresh longer, these five tips will be of great help to you. Now you can make your house look beautiful and fresh if you adorn it with lovely and vibrant fresh flowers and sustain its freshness with some simple methods.
