Fresh Flower Care Guide: Tips To Get The Most Out Of Your Fresh Flowers

Fresh Flower Care Guide: Tips To Get The Most Out Of Your Fresh Flowers

There's nothing quite like a beautiful arrangement of freshly cut flowers to brighten your office or home, celebrate a happy occasion, make someone you love happy or for yourself!

Having flowers around your home and office greatly improves your mood and reduces the feeling of stress and anxiety. Scientific studies have shown that flowers can reduce stress, anxiety, and even pain.

To get the most of your premium fresh flowers, we recommend:

  • Unbox/unwrap your flowers with care.

  • Use a clean floral bucket to hydrate your flowers.

  • Remember to Keep your stems hydrated.

  • To condition your fresh blooms, hydrate flowers first while keeping the protective wrap on.

  • Cut 2 inches off the bottom of each stem to reveal a fresh surface just before putting them in water. Cut at an angle.

  • Place your fresh flowers in a clean vase filled with clean water.

  • Let flowers hydrate for at least 3 hours before designing.

  • Keep flowers away from direct sunlight, radiators and vents.

  • A trim every few days will help your blooms stay fresher longer.

The next time you are out and about, be sure to grab some fresh flowers and make a floral arrangement. It’ll be sure to brighten your day.


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Akeshi Akinseye

Akeshi Akinseye is the founder and CEO of Kesh Events and is the leading expert in the wedding and event industry on all things celebrations.

She is widely regarded as One of the best Wedding planners in America by Brides, Top 5 wedding vendors in the world by WEDLUXE, top wedding planner in Chicago by PartySlate and more. 

Her insights and work have been featured in national publications like Brides, PartySlate, Modern Luxury Weddings, Inside Weddings, Yahoo, ESPN, New York Times etc and she appears regularly in media outlets like ABC, The Tribune and more.

She is the author of the best-selling book, The Art of Floral And Event Design” and founder and editor of celebrations and lifestyle magazine, The Art of Celebrating. Her creativity, keen eye, attention to detail and knack for perfection is what her clients love about her. She brings the art of creativity and personalization to every single event making her the best at what she does. Akeshi honors the individual styles of her clients and she continually strives to make every experience one to remember.

http://www.akeshiakinseye.com
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