Cut FLower Care
Thank you for taking the time to visit our thoughts on flower care. It’s imperative to follow to extend the life of your blooms. Let’s get started.
It’s a must to start every design with a clean vase. So clean that you would drink out of it is the rule of thumb.
Before you receive any florals from our studio we follow a strict process of conditioning all the flowers that come into the studio to be sold or cut from the garden. We start with clean buckets and by that I mean sterilized buckets with about 6” of water in each and depending on the flower variety as to the temperature we start with. For example, hydrangeas prefer warm/hot water. Ranunculus we process in very little cool water due to their softer stem. For more on individual floral requirements you can always email us for specifics Email.
Prep the squeaky clean vase with pre-made water/flower packet according to instructions. 1 packet dissolved in 4 cups of water. The packet of floral preservative contains 3 ingredients; a sugar source, an acidifier, and biocide. It feeds the flowers while preventing bacteria from forming which is the ultimate in floral demise.
Once your appropriate sized vase is prepped and contains water it is time to recut the stems using a clean pair of clippers. Cut the stems on a sharp angle so they don’t sit flush against the vase and have no access to drink. Remove all greenery that will fall into the water. (We do that for you!) Add to vase immediately. Keep out of direct light and heat source and away from fruits as they emit ethylene gas. We also recommend misting if possible for an added bit of hydration. Don’t fret if you don’t have a packet of flower food; a clean vase and changing the water more often a good rule of thumb. (We don’t adhere to any other flower care hacks).
BLOOM BOXES - First don’t be tempted to remove the flowers from the box. The box is the vase. It is lined with cello and a plant liner which holds the wet floral foam, so we recommend adding tepid water into the center of the design to avoid leakage everyday or two. Remove spent blooms as necessary. Ditto for vase arrangements.
If you are lucky enough to have access to Spring blossoming branches and want to bring them inside to enjoy (forsythia, apple, Magnoilia, cherry etc), collect branches by cutting just above a node with clean secateurs. Proceed to cut up the stem to allow their vascular system to take up more water. This time use a clean vase/container and warm water. Change water every other day, Enjoy!!
