{"id":21399,"date":"2012-05-03T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2012-05-03T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/?p=21399"},"modified":"2012-04-30T11:33:42","modified_gmt":"2012-04-30T15:33:42","slug":"caring-for-cut-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/caring-for-cut-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Caring For Cut Flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following is a post from contributing writer\u00a0Jacinda<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

One of my favorite things about growing flowers in our garden is being able to enjoy the blooms in our house!<\/p>\n

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My first bouquet of the year usually consists of forsythia and pussy willows. Right now I’m enjoying bulbous bunches and lily-of-the valley sprigs in victorian tea cups. Pretty soon, those will be exchanged for\u00a0magnificent peony blooms and\u00a0billowy lilac branches.<\/p>\n

Bringing the outdoors in rids any need for artificial air freshener and guarantees cheer to all who enter. Caring for your flowers properly will ensure long lasting, healthier-looking\u00a0arrangements.<\/p>\n

10 Ways to Build a Better Bouquet<\/h3>\n
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  1. Once picked, cut flower stems on an angle to maximize their drinking potential and place them in water immediately.<\/li>\n
  2. Harvest flowers first thing in the morning, before the sun is up, for longer lasting blooms.<\/li>\n
  3. Remove any leaves or thorns that will be submerged. Leaves decay quickly in water, causing it to smell and turn green.<\/li>\n
  4. Change the water daily, or refresh with cold water.<\/li>\n
  5. If you want to use a flower with a broken stem, slip it through a drinking straw first and arrange as usual.<\/li>\n
  6. Never mix bulbs with annuals.<\/li>\n
  7. Revitalize flowers that are beginning to droop by trimming their stalks and plunging them into boiling water for 10 seconds, before placing them back in a vase of fresh water and a teaspoon of sugar.<\/li>\n
  8. Gently pull (don’t cut) off the stamens from\u00a0lilies\u00a0if you’re worried about the pollen staining the rest of the petals, your tablecloth, or clothes.<\/li>\n
  9. Spritzing your bouquet with cold water will help keep it looking perky.<\/li>\n
  10. Never place a bouquet in direct sunlight, or near a heat source.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    More posts from Jacinda<\/a><\/div>\n

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