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How to Keep Cut Flowers Fresh Longer
Are you looking for some easy tips and tricks for How to Keep Cut Flowers Fresh Longer? I’ve got such an easy trick for you!
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Now I absolutely LOVE having cut fresh flowers around the house.
But there’s nothing worse than watching your beautiful bouquet wilt and wither far too quickly, right?
That’s where these florist tricks come into play!
These simple little tricks will extend and preserve the life of your beautiful blooms, so you can enjoy them as long as possible!
I’ve been using these floral tips to keep cut flowers fresh for years, and they work like a charm!
So are you ready to become a flower pro?
Here’s what you need to do…
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Supplies Needed
Here is what you’ll need to have on hand…
- Fresh Cut Flowers from Store or your Garden
- Lukewarm Water
- Granulated Sugar {to feed flowers}
- Sharp Scissors
How to Cut Flowers
Here’s what you’ll do…
1. First you’ll want to fill your vase or mason jar with clean warm water.
2. Add sugar to the water in the vase, and stir well until sugar dissolves. You’ll need approx. 1 1/2 tablespoons Sugar per 1 quart of Water.
3. Then allow water to come to room temperature before placing your flowers in the vase.
4. Once water is lukewarm, cut the bottom of your flower stems at a sharp angle under lukewarm running water, or while submerged in a basin of lukewarm water.
5. This angle will allow your stems to absorb more water, as opposed to a straight cut!
6. Arrange flowers in vase, and remove any leaves below the water line.
7. Be sure to change water, and add fresh sugar to new water, every other day to keep flowers fresh the longest.
8. On water changing days, stems should also be cut again at an angle under lukewarm water before being placed back in the fresh water.
Now enjoy your pretty blooms!
Wasn’t that SO easy?
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Sue writes: “Love this tip. Have been cutting the flowers at an angle under warm water for years since I took flower arranging classes for 8 years.”
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Wow I had no idea that if you add sugar it keeps them fresher for longer! You are just full of amazing ideas Heidi!
Aww… .thank you, Christie! I love having fresh flowers around the house, so I’m all for tricks to make them last longer. 🙂
What a great tip! I had no idea about adding sugar!!! I’ll have to try it!
Yes… it’s such a game changer, Danielle! 🙂
Thanks for sharing such nice post. Sometimes we don’t understand how to make cut flowers last longer and hence beautiful flowers if can not blossom for more then a day than its not that worthy to buy.
Superb post ! Thanks for sharing . Will try out these ideas.