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.