Beautiful bouquets of cut flowers can turn any room into a garden but a lot depends on how fresh the flowers were when you got them. Here at Leckey and Golden we only select and use the freshest flowers to insure that your arrangement stay wonderful and bright for as long as possible.

Before You Put them into the Vase

• Keep cut flowers cool, until you can get them into water
• Make a fresh cut an inch or two up the stem, while stems are under water
• Make sure the vase and cutting tools are clean
• Remove any leaves that will be below the water surface
• Use the packet of flower food that comes with your flowers

Caring for Your Cut Flowers - Keep Them Blooming

• Keep cut flowers out of direct sunlight and drafts
• Change the water frequently (Every other day)
• Make a fresh cut each time you change the water

Good Choices for Long Lasting Cut Flowers

• Alstroemerias (6-14 days) Very popular, even though most people wouldn’t know them by name. However they are sensitive to fluoride in water and ethylene gas. Keep away from produce.


• Carnations (7-14 days) Carnations are extremely dependable. They just keep coming out with new varieties and what colours they can’t breed, they simply die.
  
• Delphiniums (7-14 days) You can’t beat Delphiniums for shades of blue and purple. Like Alstroemeria, these are sensitive to ethylene gas.


• Lilies (7-14 days) Choose sprays with a few slightly opened lower buds. Remove the anthers to prevent pollen from coming in contact with clothing and staining.


• Roses (6-12 days) The classic. And with over 20,000 varieties, they never get boring.


• Sunflowers (6-12 days) Generally available in late summer. Sunflowers can be top heavy, so use a vase that can support them.