6 Ways to Maximize the Vase-life of your Flowers

Have you ever brought flowers home from the grocery store only to have them last just a few days?  It’s so frustrating to watch them disintegrate after only a mere few days!

We want all of our customers to enjoy the mental benefits of having fresh flowers on the table so that they and their families can enjoy a beautiful, clean lifestyle, full of joy and free of chemicals.

Follow these 6 simple steps and you'll be sure to get the longest vase life out of your beauties.....and the biggest benefits of having gorgeous flowers in your life!

1. Source the freshest flowers possible.  Look for flowers at a local farm or farmer‘s market, or small grocer who supports local farms. It may seem obvious, but flowers that are locally grown have had less time off the plant, sitting in a box in transport or sitting in a store.  A more recently harvested flower will always last longer!
2. Cut an inch of stem off the bottom of your bouquet before putting them in water at home.  This ensures maximum hydration.  Every other day, cut another inch off the bottom and replace the water.  This prevents bacteria from clogging plant stems.
3. Use clean scissors and a clean vase to prevent from bacteria from growing early on. If you wouldn’t drink water from your vase, it’s probably not clean enough.
4. Make sure to remove any leaves off of the stems that will be below the water line in the vase.  Leaves in the vase-water encourage rot (ie. bacteria) which shortens vase-life.
5. Keep your flowers as cool as possible.  Cool temps increase hydration, and prolong the vase life of your flowers.  Conversely, if you want your flowers to open faster for an event like a dinner party or baby shower, put them in a warm, sunny spot.  (Just remember, they will expire faster this way.)
6. Make sure you source your flowers from an expert grower who harvests them in the correct stage.  Every flower is different, so while some must be harvested fully open to enjoy a long vase-life, others must be harvested in bud.  Make sure you purchase your flowers from an expert grower that follows best practices.