Here are some tips for keeping cut flowers alive longer. All cut flowers have a finite life span once harvested. • Clean, green leaves. • Unbroken stems and petals that are neither battered nor ...

Once you know the best cutting garden flowers to grow at home, it can be surprisingly straightforward to create a bed or border which will supply enough blooms to fill vases from spring to autumn. Mix ...

Roses are ideal cut flowers. The best time to cut them is just as the buds are starting to open. Few garden flowers make better cut-flower choices than the rose, and June is the peak month to cut them ...

Cut flowers are a wonderful way to brighten any room. Bringing cut flowers into your home can cheer up the rainiest summer days and the coldest weeks of winter. But how do you make sure they stay ...

A: Fresh-cut flowers can brighten up a room. Some simple steps can help prolong the display. Try to buy your flowers from a vendor with high turnover, to ensure they are fresh. Flowers with brown ...