Flower Care Tips

Receving your flowers is lovely...but what you do next will depend on how well your flowers last.

We recommend that you always read your flower care card which comes with your flowers. The flower tips are also online below.

Alternatively you can call the shops to ask us how to look after your flowers.

Gift Wrapped Bouquet

Remove all packaging and plastic water tubes. Make sure all vases are clean.
Fill with cold water and use the flower food provided.
Cut off 1” from the bottom of the stem at an angle with sharp scissors or secateurs. Never crush stems. Arrange flowers in a vase making sure no foliage is below water level. Recut stems and change water regularly.

Aqua Tied Bouquet

Fill your vase with cold water and flower food provided.
Burst cello bubble over sink and remove all packaging.
Cut stems at an angle with scissors or secateurs.
Sit hand tied in a vase without removing tie.
Recut stems and change water regularly.

Hand Tied in Vase

Your design comes complete and ready to enjoy. After a few days, cut stems and change water regularly and add flower food provided.

Oasis Arrangement

Your design comes ready to enjoy. Top up with fresh water daily. Take care to do this over a protective surface in case of overfilling.

General Tips

Change water and recut stems at an angle regularly.
Rose Care – if roses flop, recut stems, wrap neck in paper to support and plunge stems in boiling water for 30 seconds, then plunge stems in deep cold water for approx 1 hour.
Ensure vases are clean and where possible wash in a bleach solution and rinse thoroughly.
Remove all leaves below water level.
Avoid direct sunlight heat or drafts – keep flowers away from fruit.
Don’t mix daffodils with other flowers.
Remove faded flowers regularly.

Caution

Some flowers and foliages are toxic if eaten and/or call cause skin irritation.
Pollen stains – remove with sellotape rather than wetting or rubbing.
Always place displays on a protective mat.
Arrangements including candles are for decoration only and not for lighting.
Lilies can be toxic to cats.