Five small habits that turn a five-day bouquet into a ten-day one. No aspirin, no pennies, no myths.
Hello flower friend. Every bouquet we send is guaranteed fresh for five days, but with a little care most will go well past that. Here is what we do in the studio.
Cut, then cut again
Trim two centimetres off every stem at an angle before the flowers go in water. A slanted cut drinks more than a flat one. Repeat every two or three days.
Strip the lower leaves
Any leaf sitting below the waterline will rot and feed bacteria. Bare stems in the vase, leaves above it.
Clean water does more than any flower food ever will.
Change the water
Fresh, cool water every other day, and rinse the vase while you are at it. If the water looks cloudy, you are already a day late.
Pick the right spot
Keep the vase away from radiators, direct sun and the fruit bowl. Ripening fruit gives off a gas that makes petals drop early.
Edit as you go
Pull out anything that fades and move the rest to a smaller vase. A bud vase with the last three stems is still a bouquet.
