How to care for your fresh flowers

• Use fresh warm water in the vase
• Mix flower preservative/flower food in the vase water
• Remove any foliage going below the water line
• Trim the ends of stems at least 2cm on an angle
• Flowers need to go in water within two hours, 1 hour if warm weather
• Do not place in direct sunlight, in a draft or near air conditioning /heater/ fireplace

Sunflowers, hydrangea, poppies, need to be shocked into drinking due to the make up of the cells in their stems. You may notice a brown mark on bottom of the stem, this is the scolding mark. They need their stems cut, be placed into boiling water for 30 seconds, then placed in to warm vase water with the flower food.

Oasis arrangement, basket, bowl care

• Water the arrangement once per day
• keep in a cool spot out of direct sunlight or heat.

Plant care

Phalaenopsis orchids

• Be careful not to over water the orchids, a good guide is once per week.
• Keep them indoors, in filtered light.

Cyclamen

• Water them from the bottom every few days. They do not like water on their leaves of stems.
• Keep them as cool as possible.
• They are a bulb, so they will flower then die down, the bulb can be replanted after.

African violet

• Water them from the bottom every few days. They do not like water on their leaves of stems.

Spathiphyllum (Peace lily)

• Usually an indoor plant
• Water once a week in Summer, every ten days in Winter from the top of soil.

Monthly Birth Flowers

• January - Carnation or snowdrop
• February - Violet or Primrose
• March - Jonquil or daffodil
• April - Sweet pea or daisy
• May - Lily of the Valley
• June - Rose
• July - Larkspur or Water Lily
• August - Gladiolus or Poppy
• September - Aster or Morning Glory
• October - Calendula
• November - Chrysanthemum
• December - Narcissus