
To revive drooping artificial flowers
Quickly and effectively, hold them over the steam issuing from the spout M! a fast-boiling kettle. Freshens the Mowers right back to their original glory.
Did you know that flowers are good for fabrics? Cut flowers and growing plants not only bring life and color into your room, but the water you Kiev them will add moisture to it . This is healthy for you and your family, as well as for your furniture, draperies, carpets, and other textiles in the room.
Ideal temperature for keeping flowers is 40 to 50°F. High temperature and low humidity make for short-lived rut flowers. It’s the low humidity that harms them when kept in the home refrigerator.
Container must be scrupulously clean,
Otherwise the soil, dirt, vegetable matter that accumulate, or are left over, will reduce the life span of fresh flowers.
Stem ends of flowers should never rest against the bottom of the container or the sides. Leave stems free so water can get to them and, through the stems, to the flowers. If you use proper holder, you can avoid not only this danger but the necessity of re cutting stems every day.
Always cut flowers with sharp tool,
whether with knife, garden shears, or scissors. Dull tools produce clogged stems that don’t let water flow freely, and they harm the plant from which the flower is cut.
Tools you need to make effective flower arrangements efficiently: A small, sharp knife; needle-point holders; fine wire, sharp shears (for stems), waterproof clay (to anchor holders), shears (for wire), Para film (to tie stems), scissors, and chicken wire (to put into containers and to anchor flowers).
Cut off leaves below water level. Leaves quickly decompose when submerged.
Woody and semi woody stems, of lilacs, chrysanthemums, etc., live longer if the stem ends are scraped and split.
Zinnias and marigolds should be stripped of their foliage. These leaves are coarse and have a pungent odor. Substitute other greens with these flowers.
Wilting flowers a headache? Use aspirin to revive them. Cut flowers stay fresh longer than usual if you drop a couple of aspirins into the water.