Bouquets: It doesn’t take long for flowers to wilt, so be sure to get your bouquet into water as soon as possible. Start with a clean vase and fill it halfway with fresh water. Give each stem a fresh cut just before putting it in the vase. Be sure there are no leaves in or touching the water, as that will introduce bacteria. Every 2 days, trim the stems and change the water. Flowers take up a lot of water, so check your vase daily see if it needs a top up. If the flowers don’t seem to be drinking, you should give the stems a fresh cut. If you don’t have flower food, you can add a pinch of sugar to the water so the flowers have something to eat. Finally, keep your flowers away from fruits and vegetables, as their gases can reduce vase life.

Flower Arrangements: Every 2 days, trim the stems of your flowers and change the water in your vase. Flowers take up a lot of water, so check your vase daily see if it needs a top up. If the flowers don’t seem to be drinking, you should give the stems a fresh cut. If you don’t have flower food, you can add a pinch of sugar to the water so the flowers have something to eat. Finally, keep your flowers away from fruits and vegetables, as their gases can reduce vase life

Flower Buckets: Pick up your bucket 1 day prior to your event, at a time when you can head straight home. Put it in a cool, dark spot, such as a basement. Keep your flowers away from fruits and vegetables, as their gases can reduce vase life. Allow the flowers to rest overnight. When you’re ready to make your bouquets, separate groups of flowers into individual containers to make a buffet, which will make it easier for everyone to get to them, and less likely that another flower might be damaged when a stem is pulled. Clean each of your vases and fill them halfway with fresh water and a packet of the provided flower food. Give each stem a fresh cut just before putting it in the vase. Be sure there are no leaves in or touching the water, as that will introduce bacteria.

To extend their life after your party, trim the stems and change the water in the vase every 2 days. Flowers take up a lot of water, so check your vase daily see if it needs a top up. If the flowers don’t seem to be drinking, you should give the stems a fresh cut. If you don’t have flower food, you can add a pinch of sugar to the water so the flowers have something to eat. Finally, keep away from fruits and vegetables, as their gases can reduce vase life.

Caring for Your Cut Flowers

A closeup photo of a bright yellow flower with a giant bumble bee sucking nectar from its center
A photo of a light pink zinnia, which is round and has delicate petals stacked on top of each other
A photo of a white yarrow flower, which is made up of separate sections of tiny flowers
A photo of a purple butterfly bush flower made up of tiny flowers which are all the way open