Nothing so cheers up, like a bunch of fresh flowers. Fragrant beauties will bring positive energy into your home. And if Birthday or March 8 far away - do not wait until the flowers will give you. Give them to yourself! This is a great way to pamper yourself. Fill your home with a festive atmosphere and a pleasant aroma at a relatively low cost. This article presents a few tips that will help maximize the life of your living flowers.
Choose flowers with unrevealed buds.
The first tip, how long to keep flowers in the vase - buy flowers with unrevealed buds. You can enjoy an amazing spectacle, as the buds will blossom. And they will be alive much longer than a bouquet with completely blossoming flowers. As soon as you bring the bouquet home, remove all the leaves on the stem that will be under water. The excessive amount of foliage provokes the growth of bacteria in the vase, and the flowers wither before the time.
We put in the vase.
Next, cut off from each flower about one centimeter of the stem and immediately put the flowers in a vase of warm water. It is important to use warm water, because it is more easily absorbed by plants. The exception is the flowers that blossom in the cool season, such as tulips. It is better for them to use cold water. Always use a clean vase or other container to prevent bacterial contamination of the flowers. For bulbous plants, such as daffodils, there should be little water.
Stems should be cut at an angle of 45 degrees for better absorption of water. Use only a garden shears or a very sharp knife. Ordinary family scissors can crush the inner vessels of the flower, which will make it difficult to absorb the liquid.
Some flowers require specific preparation. Plants with wood stalks, such as lilacs, viburnum, hydrangeas, rhododendrons and flowering branches of quince or cherry poorly absorb water. The ends of the twigs of these plants must be flattened with a hammer and "ruffled". Water will be absorbed much better.
There are many opinions as to what can be added to the water to prolong the life of flowers. A good tool is a tablespoon of soda, slaked with lemon juice (a kind of pop) to a liter of water.
Composition.
The illiterate composition of the bouquet significantly reduces the healing effect of flower therapy. Is it possible to bring aesthetic pleasure to a hastily assembled bouquet? It is not necessary for years to study the art of ekibana, but it's definitely worth the fantasy.
Avoid overpopulation in a vase. Ensure that there is sufficient space to circulate air between each flower. If the plants are very tightly pressed against each other, mold may appear.
When the flowers in the composition begin to fade gradually, select the flowers that still look good. And put in a smaller vase. Roses can be rejuvenated by gently removing the outer faded petals.
The most important thing that you can do to prolong the life of your flowers is to trim the stems every day (if possible). And try to change the water as often as possible. In addition, it is useful to thoroughly spray plants with water, imitating the morning dew, before putting them back into the vase.
Do not put flowers near the heater, above the TV or in direct sunlight. Heat will lead to excessive loss of moisture from the flowers, and they will fade very quickly. The best place for your bouquet is in a cool room.
Longer saving flowers in the vase, you not only prolong yourself a good mood, but also save the budget.