Looking to extend the life of your summer flowers? Here’s a sunflower care tip you might find helpful!
In honor of tulip season and tulips being one of my favorite flowers, I wanted to share some tips and tricks to help you care for your cut tulips! Check out my videos below for how to straighten bent tulips or for an easy way to arrange tulips in a vase using a grid:
When you send someone flowers, you instantly make their day, no doubt about it! Flowers have an almost magical quality about them that just makes people feel good. And it couldn’t be easier to show someone how much you care: order online or by phone, pick up a bouquet at your local florist or market, pick a few stems from your own garden–any way you do it leads to a smile!
Of course, with so many options, it can get a little confusing sometimes. For example, at 1-800 Flowers.com there are 2 distinct floral categories. There are flower arrangements designed & delivered from a local florist in the town where the recipient lives and there are fresh-cut flowers picked on our premier partner farms, right here in the United States and around the world, that are cared for and inspected to make sure they meet our 100% Smile Guarantee®, and shipped fresh to ensure lasting beauty and enjoyment. Continue Reading…
Peonies are one of the most popular cut flowers. The only problem is that they are very seasonal and readily available for only a few weeks each spring. Do you think the limited availability adds to their charm?
Their exquisite beauty and limited availability might lead you to think that they would need special care and handling. They don’t. The basic fresh cut flower care steps are all a peony needs to thrive.
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If you’re a busy mom, we know your time is limited. That’s why tulips are one of our favorite flowers to keep around the house, because they can be arranged in under 30 seconds and look beautiful! Check out our video on how to quickly arrange tulips below!
Roses are a timeless symbol of love and beauty, and shared as gifts of affection for as long as anyone can remember. And Valentine’s Day is like the Super Bowl of rose giving! As a matter of fact over 300 million roses will be given as gifts this Valentine’s.
Are you one of the lucky recipients? Not sure how to arrange your bouquet of fresh cut roses? I thought so! That’s why I created this video on arranging roses just for you. I break it down to 3 basic steps to help you create a beautiful bouquet in no time!
It feels really nice when someone sends you flowers. You feel special, can’t help but smile, and want your flowers—and that feeling—to last as long as possible.
To help you make your flowers last longer, we wanted to share some flower and rose care tips that are sure to prolong the life of your fresh blooms. Here’s my friend and 1-800 Flowers.com co-worker Nancy Egan to tell you a couple of things that you can do to keep your flowers fresh and beautiful for as long as possible!
If your roses did not come arranged for you, you may be interested in my blog post, “How to Arrange Roses in a Vase Like a Pro,” featuring an easy to follow step-by-step video.
If you’re interested in preserving flowers in a unique way, you may also like my recent blog post, “How to Preserve Flowers in Wax.” In this fun DIY blog post, I demonstrate how to easily preserve flowers in wax to enjoy their beauty for a long time.
Make a Simple Floral Bouquet Last Up to Three Weeks
It has been scientifically proven that flowers make people feel good. According to behavioral research conducted at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, nature provides us with a simple way to improve emotional health – flowers. The presence of flowers triggers happy emotions, heightens feelings of life satisfaction and affects social behavior in a positive manner far beyond what is normally believed.
By following the simple flower care and handling tips that I have provided, you can get those good feelings to last longer! Continue Reading…
Care for Cut Flowers In Order to Keep Them Fresh
Step One: Always use clean vases or containers. Bacteria in the water will shorten the life span of your flowers. Household bleach is an excellent cleaning agent for your floral containers.
Step Two: Have your vase ready before working with the flowers. Fill the container about ¾ full with warm water and floral food (according to packet directions). Of course, I always have extra packets of floral food at my house, because I always have fresh flowers. If you buy flowers from a florist they will give you packets to use at home – why not ask for a few extra so that you have them on hand too. If you find yourself without a commercially prepared food click here for a version that you can make yourself. Continue Reading…
How to Make Your Own Food For Flowers
There are 3 ingredients that are helpful when trying to keep your flowers fresh and long-lasting. They are:
- Sugar – provides nutrition for flowers
- Citric acid – acts as an acidifier and lowers the ph level of the water
- Bleach – prevents bacteria growth in the vase
Here are a few do-it-yourself options that I have come across:
- One part lemon lime soda (7-Up, Sprite) to 3 parts of water
- Two tablespoons lemon juice, one tablespoon sugar, one quarter teaspoon bleach to one quart of water
- Two tablespoons of white vinegar and two tablespoons of sugar to one quart of water