For flower lovers, Valentine’s Day can’t come too soon. Fresh blooms will be just about everywhere you look on Thursday!
Want to prolong the life of your bouquet? Here are 5 easy ways.
R&R. Yes, flowers need it, too. But instead of rest and relaxation, they require recutting and rewatering. This is the most important step you can take to extend flowers’ lives. Cut stems at an angle and replace all the water in the vase. (Don’t just add a splash more.)
Change and rearrange. If some of the flowers fade faster than others, regroup the ones you have left. Pick fun containers that you already have on hand and don’t usually use for flowers – like a teacup, jug, jar or bottle. A single bloom with a long stem or even floating in water, sans stem, can be simply stunning.
Fortify! Keep the same vase and add a new floral layer. It’s really easy: Just take some inexpensive flowers, like mums or carnations, cut the stems short enough so that the flower sits just above the top of the vase, and dot them around the taller stems. It’s a look that lots of floral designers are using right now.
Trendify! Add some new flowers that are the same color as your original bouquet. Same color/different flowers is a very cool, richly textured look.
Petal power. Red roses don’t give up easily – that’s why we love them. As the flowers fade, the petals retain their vibrant color. A small bowl filled with dried rose petals will look pretty for months to come.