CARE FACTOR
We love our flowers, and we want you to love them too for as long as possible! Follow these six simple flower care tips to help keep your flowers looking fresher for longer. These tips apply to our beautifully wrapped bouquets - if your flowers have arrived in a glass vase you can skip straight to step 4.
1. Unwrap your bouquet as soon as possible - we include a water absorbing gel pack on the stems of our wrapped bouquets - remove this and discard, or safely recycle the water absorbing crystals by mixing into garden soil or potting mix.
2. Cut the stems of your bouquet with sharp scissors. Keep the stems on the longer side with the first cut, because you’ll need to trim them every few days.
3. Hydrate your blooms by placing them in a vase of clean, fresh, room temperature water. Ideally, you’ll replace the water in your vase every two days for optimum freshness!
4. Keep your fresh flowers in a cool spot away from sunlight so they last as long as possible, and avoid places that have a lot of airflow, like directly under the air conditioner vent or a ceiling fan. Airflow increases evaporation and dries out the flowers, and heat sources make them bloom and fade much more quickly. You also want to keep your fresh flowers away from ripening fruits or vegetables because they emit a gas called ethylene which can cause cut flowers to age more rapidly — making them more susceptible to wilting and withering before their time.
5. Check your flowers daily to remove dead leaves and petals - it’s perfectly normal for certain flowers to last longer than others in your bouquet or arrangement - removing any dead flowers will ensure the remaining blooms last as long as possible.
6. Repeat for best results. Recut the stems and change the water in your vase every two days for optimal longevity.
ENJOY!
PRO TIP: Be sure to wash the vase/container very thoroughly in hot soapy water or, better yet, in your dishwasher once you no longer have your arrangement. Bacteria builds up in vases and does not go away when the vase dries out. Once you add water again, the vase could be full of bacteria and affect a new bouquet. Give your flowers a clean environment free of bacteria and they will last longer.
