We hope that you are delighted with your Mothers Day gift of beautiful blooms and we'd like you to enjoy them for as long as possible. Here are some care tips that we've put together especially for you ......
If your flowers were delivered arranged in floral foam in a container simply top up with fresh water daily. Ideally do this on a kitchen work surface or draining board in case of spillage.
For bouquets delivered without water... Remove the flowers from the cellophane packaging, cut approximately 2cm from each stem end and remove any foliage from the lower part of the stem. Arrange in a vase that has been washed with detergent and filled with fresh water and flower food.
Hand tied bouquets or aqua packs, contrary to popular belief, should not stay in their packaging for longer than a few days. They are arranged by the florist for you to be able to put them straight into a vase. Hold your bouquet over a sink and make a small incision in the water bubble to allow the water to drain out. Remove all the cellophane and paper packaging, cut the bottom of the stems by approximately 2cm and place in a clean vase filled with water and flower food. You may cut more off the stems so that they sit nicely in your vase but do not cut above the point the flowers have been tied securely.
DO ... Change the vase water and clean the vase with a disinfectant every few days, this will prevent a build up of bacteria and will prolong the vase life of the flowers. Recut the flowers before you place in fresh water.
DO ... Remove any wilting flowers from multi headed stems, this will encourage any buds to bloom fully.
DO NOT .... Place your flowers near a direct heat source, on or near any electrical devices, or in direct sunlight. Heat and light will dramatically decrease the vase life of your blooms.
DO NOT ... Place your flowers near a fruit bowl. The ethylene gas released by ripening fruit will decrease the vase life of flowers.
For care tips on Roses please refer to our article on how to care for Valentines Roses.
If you have any queries about care of your flowers or if you would like to know the name or variety of a certain flower then please do not hesitate to call us on 01291 623768 or email shop@deaconsflorist.co.uk. We are the experts and we do love to help.
Finally ........ Enjoy!