Roses are red....Violets are...

I was looking through the Star Tribune and found this article on how to lengthen life of a bouquet. I used to put Aspirin in vases but the writer says that it doesn’t work! It surprised me that Aspirin doesn’t help at all not to mention pennies, soft drinks, alcoholic beverages. Nada.

------------*Here are some suggestions to prolong life of a bouquet.*--------------

--Floral preservative that comes with almost all flowers does extend life for several days.
--Scrub the inside of the vase so it’s squeaky clean
--Recut stems while holding them in stream of warm water so air doesn’t plug tiny vessels.
--Make cuts on an angle so doesn’t sit flat on the bottom
--Place flowers in cool location out of sunlight
--Replace water when they start to look cloudy and cut stems again

Article written by Deb Brown