A surprising delivery of beautiful flowers has arrived at your door step in Auckland from that special person in your life. Now you’re only concern is where to place and look after them in your home. Here are 7 tips which will greatly increase the life time of your flowers that have been delivered to your home.
Step 1 – First of all, it’s best to carefully remove each stem from the package. Place the end of the stem under gently running water and cut the end at a 45 degree angle with a sharp knife. The reason for this is to maximize the surface area to allow for maximum water absorption. Do not use scissors for this task as they have a tendency to crush the stem which will have an adverse affect and minimize water absorption.
Step 2 – Pick out your favorite vase in which your flowers will be placed. Clean the vase with bleach to ensure all harmful bacteria and algae has been remove to prevent contamination to the flowers.
Step 3 – Partly fill your vase with lukewarm water then add the content of the preservative ingredient that came with your flower delivery. If you didn’t receive any preservative with your delivery, it can be purchased at any florist outlet or garden shop. Another alternative is to make your own which is very simple to do. You can either add bleach to sugar or add bleach to lemon, it’s that simple. Just be aware that this recipe most likely won’t be as effective as the bought plant food purchased from your local florist.
Step 4 – Remove the leaves from the stem which will most likely be under water when placed in the vase. What tends to happen when leave are left under water for long periods of time is that they will start to rot or decay which will eventually infect the flowers.
Step 5 – Gently arrange the flowers in the vase to suit your taste. It’s best to place them loosely together to avoid squashing stems and the flower itself. If you have left over flowers, simply add the remainder to a second vase.
Step 6 – Now its time to display your gift for everyone to see. Its best to position flowers out of direct sunlight to prevent rapid respiration. This basically means the flower will dry out very quickly and wither and die. On the other hand its also important not to store them in very cool temperatures. A flowers internal cells will actually be badly damaged if stored in 4 degree conditions or less. I’m sure that won’t be a problem in your home though.
Step 7 – Take daily care of your flowers by removing wilted flowers so they want contaminate the others. You should also change the water daily but don’t worry if you forget. Every second or third day will be fine. Just make sure when you change the water that you add the flower food as well. It’s also a good idea to re-cut the stems the fresh water absorption surface.
These 7 easy steps will significantly prolong the life of any flowers given to you for a gift so you can enjoy that wonderful flower fragrance a lot longer.
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