Cutting Garden Flowers for Bouquets
I consider every flower in my garden to be precious and when I do decide to cut some stems for flower arrangements,
Stargazer lilies and pink cleome make a lovely indoor bouquet.
One of the most important things you can do to make your bouquets last is to always use a commercial floral preservative for your cut flower bouquets. Floral preservatives provide a balance of the three components that benefit cut flowers the most, sugar, citric acids and antibacterials. The sugars feed the flower, the citric acids make it easier for the flower to draw water up the stem and the antibacterial keeps bacterial growth down in the vase water.
Here are some more tips from the experts on how to keep all of your cut flower arrangements looking their best for the maximum amount of time:
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