• Use a clean vase or container. Clean enough to eat out of!
• Make sure your flowers always have fresh & clean water. This will give them the longest vase life. Change the water daily or at least every other day.
• Recut about 1/4 inch or more off of the bottom of the stems at at angle when changing water. (Skip this step for daffodils & poppies which have a sap that will irritate skin and other flowers.)
• Remove all leaves from under the waterline.
• Keep flowers out of direct sunlight in a cool place.
• Using flower food can help, but is optional - clean fresh water is the most important.
• Keep blooms away from ripening fruit.
• ​Remove any fading blooms from the vase as days go by. This helps keep the water clean.
• If you are receiving delivered flowers, be sure to bring them indoors promptly. Flowers left on a hot sunny porch for too long will have a shortened vase life. If you are picking up flowers, pick them up as soon as you are able, especially in the early morning when it is still cool. 
• Careful! Keep flowers away from pets and children. Some varieties can be toxic if consumed. 
• TIP: If you are going away for the weekend, pop your flowers in the fridge so you can enjoy them longer when you return!
• Overall, cut flowers need clean water at all times, just like us! 

• Display dried wreaths indoors. Moisture and sunlight will damage and quickly fade dried florals.
• Display dried and fresh wreaths out of direct sunlight in a cool place.
• Spray wreaths with a floral sealant.
• Mist fresh wreaths, such as holiday greenery or boxwood, with water every few days. Do not mist dried wreaths. 
• Handle, display, and store dried floral wreaths and swags very carefully. Dried flowers are delicate! It is helpful to store dried wreaths with silica gel packets to absorb excess moisture. 
• It is normal for all wreaths, even dried and preserved wreaths, to shed petals as well as fade in color over time.