Follow these tips to get the longest vase life from your fresh local flowers.
Enjoy your local flowers!
- After buying your flowers, try to get them into water as quickly as possible. If you are coming to one of our markets, bring a clean bucket to transport your flowers home. If you have errands to run before heading home, don't leave your flowers in your car any longer than you would leave a half gallon of ice cream.
- Provide a CLEAN container for your flowers. The vase or vessel should be clean enough to drink from. Dirt and bacteria in a vase will clog flower stems and prevent water from reaching the blooms.
- Strip any foliage that lies below the water line. Leaves in the water create slimy, dirty water.
- Fresh, local flowers drink A LOT of water. Keep an eye on the water line in your vase. Don't be surprised if you occassionally need to add water. The vase should be 3/4 full with water.
- Change the water in the vase every 2 to 3 days. When you change the water, trim 1/2 inch off the bottom of the stem to encourage more water uptake.
- Keep your arrangement away from heat and bright light. Sun and heat will cause the flower to mature more quickly, making them fade faster.
- Don't sit your flowers near fruit. Fruits produce ethylene in the process of ripening. Ethylene can cause the premature death of many types of cut flowers.
- Use flower food. We'll send you home with a packet to empty into your vase. It really does help prolong the life of many types of flowers, sometimes up to 2 or 3 days.
Enjoy your local flowers!