{"id":5794,"date":"2016-02-14T00:09:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-14T08:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/giftsblog.wpengine.com\/?p=5794"},"modified":"2019-01-23T13:42:00","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T21:42:00","slug":"flower-care-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gifts.com\/blog\/flower-care-tips","title":{"rendered":"How to Care for Flowers: Tips from an Expert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of people will be stopping to smell the roses on Valentine\u2019s Day. According to statistics, and average of 198,000,000 roses are grown for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gifts.com\/ideas\/valentines-day\">Valentine\u2019s Day gifts<\/a> in the United States , with people spending $1.9 billion on flowers for this holiday. The most popular type of flower? Red roses, purchased by 51 percent of people buying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.proflowers.com\/valentines-day-flowers-vdf\">Valentine\u2019s Day flowers<\/a>. With so many people receiving bouquets, we wanted to provide you with flower care tips, and asked the experts at our sister company, ProFlowers, for some help. Kate Law, head floral designer at ProFlowers, gave us three key ways to care for flowers so they will last as long as possible.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i4Jfxkf2mIE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gifts.com\/ideas\/flower-color-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ultimate Flower Gift Guide<\/a> with tips and recommendations on what kind of flowers to send for any occasion. For more expert gift ideas, visit <a href=\"\/https:\/\/www.gifts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gifts.com<\/a> with the best selection of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gifts.com\/categories\/flowers\/BzIZUM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flowers<\/a>, <a href=\"\/https:\/\/www.gifts.com\/categories\/plants\/BzIAVG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plants<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gifts.com\/birthday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Cut the stems of the flowers at an angle before putting them in the vase.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>This ensures the flowers will absorb more food and water.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5797 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/giftsblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/flower-care-tips-step1_blog140212.jpg\" alt=\"flower-care-tips-step1_blog140212\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/giftsblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/flower-care-tips-step1_blog140212.jpg 250w, https:\/\/giftsblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/flower-care-tips-step1_blog140212-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/giftsblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/flower-care-tips-step1_blog140212-240x240.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Remove any leaves that fall into the vase under the water line.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>These leaves foster bacteria, so the flowers will wilt earlier if these leaves are not removed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5795 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/giftsblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/flower-care-tips-step2_blog140212.jpg\" alt=\"flower-care-tips-step2_blog140212\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/giftsblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/flower-care-tips-step2_blog140212.jpg 250w, https:\/\/giftsblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/flower-care-tips-step2_blog140212-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/giftsblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/flower-care-tips-step2_blog140212-240x240.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Remove the outer layer.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Some flowers, roses included, have two to three outer petals that protect the inner ones. Remove those petals so the flower can open fully.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5796 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/giftsblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/flower-care-tips-step3_blog140212.jpg\" alt=\"flower-care-tips-step3_blog140212\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/giftsblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/flower-care-tips-step3_blog140212.jpg 250w, https:\/\/giftsblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/flower-care-tips-step3_blog140212-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/giftsblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/flower-care-tips-step3_blog140212-240x240.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of people will be stopping to smell the roses on Valentine\u2019s Day. 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