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1) Prepare your roses. Carefully remove your flowers from the cellophane. Don't go ripping the cellophane away, carefully cut the cellophane with scissors and remove the flowers from their wrapping (Remember to dispose of the wrapping responsibly) |
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2) Cut the stems (Very Important) One of the main reasons why roses droop, is because they can't drink water. Imagine cutting your finger, it soon heals up and you stop bleeding. Just like us, once cut, a flowers' "skin" heals too, and if the stem is out of water for too long it will also "heal" up, and unable to take water. Before placing the flowers in a vase/container we recommend that you cut the stem of each flower at an angle of 45with a sharp knife and remove about 2-3 cms from the end. Cutting with a knife as opposed to secateurs or scissors will create a larger area ensuring maximum uptake of water.(Be careful though - don't cut your finger !)
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3) Get into deep water! Your roses are of the very best, 80cm Grade 1 quality, and have a long stem Please make sure that you have an adequate vase to display them in, there's no point using a small tiny vase for these roses, as there are thirsty flowers, and need a lot of water - if in doubt ask our advice. Add the flower food supplied with your roses, and make sure that no leaves are below the water line, and this will cause contamination to the water, and affect the life of your flowers. (Of course if you had your flowers delivered in a vase, then we've done this bit for you already) |
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4) Check them regularly and "Stay cool" Check your vase every day, to make sure they have enough water and top up with lukewarm water if necessary. Flowers will last longer if they are keep cool, so keep them away from radiators, display them out of direct sunlight and not in draughty areas. Also, avoid placing flowers close to fruit, as the gasses omitted naturally by the fruit will cause the flowers to die prematurely. |
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5)Don't get the droop - Put the kettle on! As our roses have large heads, they can get very heavy as they take water. Unlike many other florists we make sure that every rose we send out is supported by a small wire to help its head stay upright and to avoiding "necking" (when the head of the rose droops) In the unlikey event of your roses drooping, it probably has an air block in its stem. The best way to cure this is to wrap the head in paper to support it upright, and plunge it into 5cms of very hot water (just boiled) for about 30 seconds. This will drive the air block out of the flower. Then cut the stem again and place in deep cold water for two hours. |
