thortful is an online greetings card marketplace, providing a platform for independent creatives to sell their designs from all over the globe. They pay their creators an industry-leading royalty rate each time one of their card designs are sold, as well as handling all production and customer queries, providing a quick and easy service for both customers and sellers.
By downloading the thortful app you’ll have a wide selection of unique cards you won’t find anywhere else, ready to go in your pocket! Schedule your card deliveries, add your own handwritten messages and much more. Here they give tips to make your flowers last longer.
With spring in the air and many people filling their home with flowers to spruce up the home, greeting card marketplace, thortful.com has collated the five best tips on how to keep them fresh, whether they are red roses or a bouquet of flowers!
Find a vase that supports your bouquet
Picking a vase that is too big or small for your flowers can potentially lead to them withering quickly. Find a vase that supports your bouquet and ensure that you clean it properly with warm water and soap – bacteria growing in the vase is one way of seeing your flowers withering in no time!
Avoid putting in direct sunlight
Even flowers can get dehydrated, so make sure to avoid putting them in the windowsill where they get loads of sunshine. The sun and heat are the enemy to fresh flowers, so avoid any places where there’s heat and humidity. Putting them in a shady area will give them longer freshness and life!
Cut your stems
Cutting the stems at a 45-degree angle and removing any unnecessary leaves is imperative before placing your flowers in the vase. It helps the flower drink up the water better, but also removes any chances of bacterial infection if the leaves would start to rot in the vase, causing them to wither.
Change the water
It is important to remember to change the water after a few days to keep your flowers fresh. Leaving the old water in gives room for bacterial growth, which could lead to them withering quickly. Fresh flowers are thirsty creatures and drink a lot of water in order to maintain their freshness. Misting them and cutting the stems once more will also help you keep your flowers fresh!
Feed your flowers
There is plant food made specifically for fresh flowers. Offering the plants some food will increase the chance of them staying fresh for longer. A trick you might not have thought about is to mix a bit of fizzy drink with water before pouring it into the vase if you don’t have the opportunity to buy plant food right now.
You can find traditional style window boxes with no-rot and self-watering features if you’re interested in starting a small garden or enhancing your home’s exterior charm. Keeping flowers fresh can also be achieved with natural hacks, such as adding a teaspoon of sugar to the water, which helps prevent bacterial growth.
To read more about helpful tips on how to keep your flowers fresh, visit thortful’s blog here!
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