They are an environmentally-friendly florist sourcing all their flowers from England, including many from the florist's own farmhouse garden. And naturally seasonal.
They don't supply the little packet of plant food that comes with many bouquets these days but, instead, recommend adding a small glass of fizzy lemonade to the water. (Diet Lemonade doesn't do the trick as it doesn't have sugar in it.) If you don't have lemonade to hand they suggest adding 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1 tablespoon sugar and 1/2 teaspoon bleach to the vase of water.
Now I didn't have any lemonade so I - hesitantly - followed their instructions. It seems to be working. Well, I haven't killed them yet. And once the smell of the vinegar disappeared, it was fine.
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They look beautiful....can almost smell them from here :-)
Pretty as a picture.
When is Mother's Day there? We have it in May here. Lovely flowers and thanks for the recipe for keeping flowers.
Regards
jmb
I love Wiggly Wigglers. I've never actually bought anything but they do a fab podcast
Thank you so much for the mention. We have found that this year demand has more than doubled as people become more interested in flower miles and the environmental benefits of sourcing flowers from within the UK.
You may find EM ceramic beads useful for keeping flowers for longer too, but of course using flowers that have scent often means that they dont actually last as long, but the scent is all part of it. Happy Flowers to you all.
Gosh, the things you learn from blogs. Flowers never come with plant food here so I'm going to try the tricks you describe!
that "receipe" sounds fantastic, if weird. if we have any bleach i'll try it out! and the flowers do look gorgeous:)
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