Keeping your flowers fresh and making them live longer

How to keep your flowers fresh and make them live longer

Freesia’s, Roses, Jasmine and Gardenias have exquisite smells whilst Hydrangeas and Gerberas are cheerful and happy and remind me of summer.

Regardless of whether it’s a dozen stunning long stemmed red roses, a bouquet of birthday gerberas or that impulsive bunch of tulips you grabbed at the supermarket just to brighten up your home, there are things you can do that will help to keep them fresh, last longer and look their best.

Majority of the time you will find that flowers are held together with a rubber band or twine and wrapped in either cellophane or paper. When you pick a florist to buy from try to find one who has a high turnover so that you can be sure you are getting the freshest flowers.

If you have a long way to travel after purchasing your flowers be sure they are either packaged with individual water containers, or that you have a bucket of water with you, or at the very least are able to wrap the stem bottoms in damp paper towels.

Before placing in your vase make sure you remove any leaves from the bottom of the stems that will be submerged. You will be surprised at how much clearer and cleaner you water will stay.

Trim about 1-2 inches from the stems each day or every second day to help the flowers receive a steady flow of nutrients and water.

Use a very sharp knife to get a clean cut and for the woodier, thicker stems, you can also use sharp garden shears.

If you don’t cut the flowers underwater, be sure to get them in water as soon as possible after cutting.
Lastly, you must always keep your vase clean. You can do this by washing in hot, soapy water and rinse well. This will help remove any microorganisms that cause slimy water and flowers to die.

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Freshest Tulips on the Gold Coast

Tulips originated in Iran and Turkey, tulips were first brought to Europe in the 16th century where they got their commonly known name from the Turkish word for 'gauze' because this was the material with which Turbans were wrapped. It was believed that the Tulip resembled a Turban.  Particulary in The Netherlands, the popularity of tulips grew so great the price of a single bulb sky rocketed causing markets to crash and putting into motion "tulip mania."

Tulip colors carry distinct meanings:

 
* Yellow tulips whilst once conveying the feelings of hopeless love, now symbolise happy, cheerful thoughts.



* Pink Tulips specifically stands for feelings of caring and well wishes.



* Orange Tulips represent energy, enthusiasm, desire, and passion.


* White stands for forgiveness and hope.



* Purple Tulips are said to represent royalty.



* Red Tulips represent true love. The story goes that a prince named Farhad who was love struck by a maiden named Shirin, learned that his love had died. It was said he was so overcome with grief that he then proceeded to kill himself by riding his horse over the edge of a cliff.  Supposedly a red tulip sprang up from each droplet of his blood thus giving the red tulip the meaning of "perfect love."

The ability to express simple happiness in yellow and also rivaling roses in their varieties of red it's no wonder that in addition to all its other symbolisms, a tulip bouquet is one of the classiest choices of flower.