The Art Of Flower Arrangement Series: Tips in Prolonging Flower Life

If the first principle of  flower arrangement is the selection of fresh flower with innate beauty then the next step is on how to prolong the life of the flower. These are some of thevmethods on how to prolong the life of your flower. Other could be more other methods available based on the different experiences of different florist. Buy this methods I'm gonna share with you are based on the accumulated knowledge I had from the different flower arrangement courses I had attended and of course from my handy experiences.

I'm going to share to you seven methods if this said topic. Let's start with the most common method that almost all of us know and do. This is done by submerging the stem of your flower in water then cut the stem while in water to prevent air from entering the stem. Another method is by using salt. We all know that salt helps in rehydration which is preventing the water from evaporating. This could also be applied in your flower by simply rubbing salt around the open end of the stem letting the salt to go up on the flower stem. Another way of prolonging the life of your flower is by immersing the stem in boiling water for about 1-2 minutes then remove and dip in cold water but make sure to wrap the leaves and flowers in newspaper to prevent wilting. Then the fourth option could be by scorching the cut end of the stem and then dip in cold water but also always make sure to wrap the leaves and the flowers with newspaper to prevent it from wilting. Another simple and quick method is by dipping the stem in vinegar or alcohol. If there is not enough moisture on the leaves use a wet newspaper to wrap them then hold upside down then pour water over bundle,could be another method. And finally when the arrangement is completed a syringe or a sprayer  can be use to squirt drops or water on the surface of the flowers.

Just some reminders if you have mums of any kind,the presence of water on the petals can hasten the life of the flower thus make sure there's no water in it while the rose you can spray water on its petals,the better.

Our next stop will be on the proper instruments in flower arrangement.