How to get the best out of cut flowers

There is nothing like picking or receiving beautiful fresh flowers!  They don't need a lot of care but by following a few simple tips will allow you to enjoy your flowers for as long as possible.

1. Always use a clean vase
2. Remove all the foliage that will be below the water line
3. Snip off about an 1" or 2cm from the bottom of the stems, cut at a right angle
4. Bought flowers always come with Flower food, but if you don't have any use a teaspoon of sugar and a cap of bleach per litre of water
5. Place the flowers away from direct sunlight, heating from air con, and any draughts.
6. Ripe fruit will also shorten your flowers life so keep them apart
7. Change the water every 3 days and run the stems under cold water and again snip off the ends.

Happy gardening

Bronwyn