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	How to Care for Your Cut Flowers
	How to Care for Your Fresh Cut Roses
	How to Care for Your Flowering Plants
	How to Care for Your Corsage

How to Care for Your Cut Flowers

Your cut flowers will last much longer if you place them in the solution of flower preservative enclosed with your flowers, following the directions carefully. Trim each stem with a sharp knife, remove any leaves below the water level and arrange flowers in a clean container. Do not change water, simply add fresh water daily. Keep your flowers in a cool, draft-free spot for maximum life. Never place cut flowers in direct sunlight. (Back to Top)

How to Care for Your Fresh Cut Roses

Remove all foliage below water level but take care not to cut or scrape stem bark. Re-cut stems with sharp knife under water. Arrange roses in clean, deep container filled with room temperature water and floral preservative. Roses are thirsty and need a lot of water. Keep vase full by adding water daily. Display in cool location out of direct sun. Avoid any direct source of heat. (Back to Top)

How to Care for Your Flowering Plants

Flowering plants need good light, moderate temperatures, reasonable humidity, uniform moisture in the soil, and a some fertilizer occasionally.

	Light: Flowering plants need all the sunshine that can be provided in your home, particularly in winter. Place them near an east or south window.
	Temperature: Most flowering plants grow best at night temperatures of 10° - 15° Celsius, and day temperatures of 18° - 21° Celsius. DO NOT place them over heat sources. Keep them out of drafts.
	Humidity: Keep room humidity as high as possible. Increase humidity around the plant by placing it in a plant box or jardinière filled with moist peat moss.
	Watering: Inspect soil daily and add water when the soil feels dry to the touch. When watering, wet the soil all the way down.
	Fertilizing: If you keep flowering plants longer than six to eight weeks, some plant food should be added. Follow directions on the fertilizer package. (Back to Top)

How to Care for Your Corsage

Wearing flowers for daytime or evening occasions is both fashionable and fun. Corsages can be worn on the wrist or in the hair. Wear them on a collar, on the waist or on the shoulder. Wear them on a purse. But remember, always wear them the way the flowers grow: blossoms up, stems down.

Guard your flowers carefully against sudden exposures to cold air. In very cold weather, carry your corsages in the box. Put them on after you arrive for the festivities. And remember, too much handling bruises delicate petals and stems.

To keep your corsages fresh and bright for a second day, cover with a thin wet cloth; refrigerate in the florist's box. (Orchids are the exception. Unwind the stem wrapping and place the orchid stem under water. Keep them in a cool place, out of drafts, but not in the refrigerator.)

Flowers & Sense can style your corsages in the newest fashion trends, that include the in colors and designs that accentuate your clothing and the occasion. (Back to Top)