1.TOPUPTHEWATER
Rememberthemoreflowersinthearrangementthemorewaterthey'llconsume,socheckthewaterlevelinyourvasedailyandkeepittoppedup.Flowersarethirstybeings,somevarietiesmoresothanothers,sothisiskeytokeepingthemlookingtheirbestforlonger.Ideallythevaseshouldalwaysbethree-quartersfullofwater.Don'tforgettochangethewatercompletelyafterdaytwoandtocleanthevasethoroughlybeforerefilling.Thissimplepracticecanreallyhelpextendthevaselifeofyourflowers.
2.USETHEFLOWERFOOD
Flowerfoodhasbeenscientificallydevelopedtoprolongthelifeofyourflowerssomakesureyouuseit.Thefoodwillnormallycontainnutrientstofeedyourflowers,anacidifiertoneutralisethewater'spHlevelandasterilisingagenttoeradicatebacteria.Followtheinstructionsonthepacketforbestresults.
3.CUT(ANDRECUT)THESTEMS
Toenableyourflowerstotakeupasmuchwateraspossible,you’llneedtocutthestemsdaily.Togetthebestcut,useasharpknifeorscissorsandcutatanangle.Thiswillgivethestemsmoresurfaceareatotakeupwater.Neverusebluntbladesasthesecandamagethestems.Whenre-cuttingyourstemstakethisopportunitytoremoveanywiltedfoliagefadedblooms.
4.CHOOSEWHERETODISPLAYYOURFLOWERSWISELY
Findingtheperfectenvironmentforyourflowerswillhelpthemflourishforlonger.Alwaysdisplayyourbloomsawayfromdirectsunlightorheatsourcessuchasradiators.Keepthemawayfromthefruitbowltoo.Thisisbecausesomefruits,bananasespecially,emitethylenegaswhichcausesflowerstodeterioratequickly.
5.TAKECAREWITHCHILDRENANDPETS
Someflowerscanbeharmfulifconsumed.Lilies,boththepetalsandpollen,canbeextremelytoxictocats.Careshouldbetakentokeepallflowersandfoliageoutofthereachofchildrenandpets.