Caring for Flowers

Floral Arrangements

Here are some tips on how to best take care of your flower arrangement that has been created in floral foam.

Feeding:  In order to ensure the longest life of your flowers, top up the vase or container with clean water at room temperature and flower food daily as floral foam can dry out very quickly. Pour in the water slowly, preferably over a sink or place where no damage can occur from any excess water escaping. Maintain your flowers preferably every day by removing any dead or dying flowers.

Placement: Place your arrangement away from direct sunlight, radiators and air conditioning units. Flowers do not like extreme heat, cold or drafts. Also, avoid proximity to fruit as fruit naturally produces ethylene as it ripens and this odourless gas will shorten the vase life of your flowers.

Bouquets

Fresh cut bouquets

Feeding: In order to enjoy your hand-tied bouquet or bunch of cut flowers as long as possible, prepare a thoroughly clean vase, adding fresh water at room temperature mixed with flower food as instructed on the sachet. Flower food is our recommended way to extend the life of your beautiful flowers as it contains the correct mixture of ingredients to nourish them whilst keeping bacteria at bay.

Trim: Cut each stem at an angle with a sharp knife or scissors, removing 2.5cm (1 inch) from the base of the stem. Ensure that all foliage below the water line has been removed. Foliage floating in water creates bacteria which is harmful to the flowers and will shorten their vase life.

Placement: Place the cut flowers in the vase and then move the vase to the desired place, away from direct sunlight, radiators and air conditioning units. Flowers do not like extreme heat, cold or drafts. Also, avoid proximity to fruit as fruit naturally produces ethylene as it ripens and this odourless gas will shorten the vase life of your flowers.

Maintain: Maintain your flowers by removing any dead or dying flowers and any foliage that has fallen in the water.  Top up with clean water daily if necessary. Note very cold or hot water will stress the flowers so best to use water at room temperature.