Roses Last Longer

With These Easy Care Tips

If you're going to give flowers, make sure you pick out good flowers. If you have a good florist you can give good flowers. After you give good flowers you have to know what to do to make them last as long as possible. One common reason your flowers go bad at home is from bacteria that forms in the vase. To keep your flowers looking and smelling their best for as long as possible follow these simple flower care tips or share them with the one you give flowers to.

• If you bring flowers home and use a vase you already have in the house, make sure it is clean. Give it a good wash before putting the flowers in.
  
  
• Clip off any leaves that will sit in the water once you get them in the vase. Put the flowers in the vase without water then clip any leaves that look like they will be below the water line. Leaves in water cause bacteria to spread. I don't know how and it doesn't really matter. Cut em off.
  
  
• Use the flower food you got with your flowers. Most florists give you this with your flowers. It makes roses last longer so use it.
  
  
• When you are ready to add your flowers to water, cut the stems at an angle to allow the flowers to drink up water. You might also think about cutting the stems at different lengths so they don't all sit at the same height in the vase.
  
  
• You don't have to fill the vase all the way up with water since the flowers draw water only from the bottom where you cut it.
  
  
• Change your water at least every 2 or 3 days to keep them fresh.
  
  
• Be sure you don't leave your flowers in bright light or warm places that will cause bacteria grow and make your water evaporate faster.