Tips make you deal with flower as florist

have you ever get flowers that not live more than two days ?

have you ever get flower gift and was not know how to keep it 

fresh?

 

In this article i will give you some tips make you deal with flower as florist

1-you should buy flowers before flowers blooming so that you will gain them from the beginning of its life cycle.

2-when you have got the flowers in your hands you must prepare them by taking off leaves from lower part then make a slant cut by sharp blade ( don't cut by hands, the stem cells will be damaged).

3-just you have cut the stems, you must put flower ends in hot water than in a suitable vase filled with water to reach all flowers stems.

4-take care when you put the flowers in the vase, it must not be overloaded.

5-don't change the water daily,that will make flowers arrangement be corrupted .

6-if you get the flowers out of vase , you must re cut they ends again .

7-to keep the flowers fresh as long as possible you can add teaspoonful of sugar,sodium bicarbonate or piece of coal into the vase  .

8-there is a chemical preparation that used to prevent flower dryness

it is composed of :

1/4 tsp  potassium alum

1/4 tsp sodium hypochloride

1/4 tsp ferric oxide

2 tsp sugar

add to a gallon of water to fill your vases and there's no need to change the water every day.