So we've been hearing this a lot lately "__________ why do my flowers wilt so fast?" Or "__________ how come my flowers are dead?" WELL sometimes flowers don't like people! (I'm joking) but seriously it has to deal with adaptation and maintenance. Now we know what your thinking "I have to maintain it?!" (Yes if you want it to last longer.) Like any arrangement they need food and water which is that little care packet full of powder that you stick in your drawer and never use it again. (Yes we know your doing that.) believe it or not all our arrangements come with a small attachment dangling from the vase (and no it's not a card) that has specific instructions and a food packet to help PROLONG your arrangement. We don't add it to make it look pretty, we add it to help your flowers last longer, but of course we will explain it to you because we care about our customers. SO LETS BEGIN.
1.) Flowers have arrived!
So now that you received that lovely bouquet of roses or lilies or allergy causing pollen you told your husband not to buy you (which kinda happens a lot...) what do you do with them? WELL, first things first. Check the water level. If it's low FILL IT UP. Then you must find a good spot to place that gorgeous arrangement (unless your allergic then by all means the garbage can is the best place) The best place we always recommend is away from any windows or direct heat. Dining room tables are usually best or dens.
2.) Maintenance
A couple days have passed and now your noticing petals falling, dryness, and the most noticeable sign Murky Water! This is when your arrangement needs a check up. So we start with the water. You take that food packet out of the drawer or no return and mix it with 2 quarts of water. You then throw the water from the vase and clean the vase with soap and water to remove bacteria and buildup. You place the new water with food in the vase and you cut the stems about 1 1/2 inches (or the with of 2 fingers) then finally place them in the new water and remove any wilting foliage and flowers.
3.) DEAD, DRY AND DONE.
Once that fresh bouquet looks like it is no longer fresh (or drier then my grandmothers elbows) it may be time to throw that bouquet to the black bag of no return (aka the garbage bag) you then wash the vase and store it incase you ever get flowers again.
So now that we have explained the basic process now you can make those flowers last their value. Unless the grocery store is where u bought them then u may want to spray for the flu or Ebola (KIdding!... Sorta..)
