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SOME MAINTENANCE REQUIRED
A LITTLE LOVE GOES A LONG WAY.
DISCLAIMER - PLEASE BE MINDFUL THAT SOME VARIETIES OF FLOWERS AND PLANTS MAY BE TOXIC TO YOURSELF OR YOUR PETS. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SHOULD SYMPTOMS ARRISE.
GENERAL BOUQUET CARE - UNWRAP YOUR BOUQUET AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GIVE YOUR STEMS A FRESH CUT - REMOVING ROUGHLY 1" FROM THE BOTTOM, CUTTING ON A 45 DEGREE ANGLE WITH SHARP SCISSORS. REMOVE ANY LEAVES ON THE STEMS THAT WILL FALL BELOW THE WATER LINE WHEN PLACED IN YOUR VASE. USING A CLEAN VASE, FILL IT ROUGHLY HALF FULL WITH WATER AND ADD FLOWER FOOD BEFORE PLACING THE FLOWERS INSIDE. BEST PRACTICE IS TO CHANGE THE WATER AND WASH YOUR VASE EVERY TWO TO THREE DAYS TO REMOVE ANY BACTERIA BUILD UP THAT CAN CAUSE YOUR FLOWERS TO WILT PREMATURELY. REMEMBER TO ADD FLOWER FOOD TO YOUR FRESH WATER. IT IS BEST TO DISPLAY YOUR FLOWERS AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT AS IT CAN DAMAGE THE CUT FLOWERS. ENSURE THAT YOUR ARRANGEMENT IS AWAY FROM BOTH HOT AND COLD DRAFTS.
BONUS TIP: KEEP YOUR CUT FLOWERS AWAY FROM FRUITS THAT PRODUCE ETHYLENE (APPLES, BANANAS, MANGOS, PEACHES AND PEARS.) ETHYLENE IS A GASEOUS PLANT HORMONE THAT ACTS TO SPEED UP FLOWERING AND/OR FRUIT RIPENING. WHILE ETHYLENE ITSELF ISN'T NECESSARILY BAD, EXPOSING YOUR BOUQUET TO IT CAN CAUSE YOUR FLOWERS TO DECLINE QUICKER.