163 Ahuza Street, Raanana, ISRAEL -- Telephone/Fax: (972)-9-7717080
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR FLOWERS
Here are some hints to help you make the flowers you receive from FLOWERS AND SYMPATHY look graceful and natural for many days to come.
When placing your flowers in a vase or a basket, make sure that the height of the tallest stem is one and a half times the width of the base of the vase or basket.
Whenever trimming the stems, use sharp scissors to make a clean cut that will not injure the flowers, and cut the stems at an angle rather than straight across.
Arrange the stems so that the smallest flower or bud is at the top, and the biggest at the bottom. This means that the larger the flower, the shorter the stem will be.
Let the stems curve naturally the way they want to. Use a few leaves or some delicate stems for filling in the spaces between the flowers. This is also good for covering up the base of the flower holder if your vase or container is made of glass.
Strip the stems of any leaves which are below the surface of the water. We suggest changing the water in the vase once a day. Unfortunately, most people do not change the water until it starts to smell after three days. If you spill the water out only by the end of the third day, there will be a strong odor similar to rotten eggs or even worse. Take our advice, don't wait for the third day!
Do not jam too many flowers into one vase. At FLOWERS AND SYMPATHY, we go out of our way to include more flowers in the average bouquet than other florists. For this reason, one bouquet does not necessarily equal one vase. Sometimes it may be necessary to split the bouquet up into two vases. The flowers will last longer this way.
VASES
You do not need to buy expensive vases. Many pretty vases can be bought for very little money. In Israel, when people are invited over for an evening, they usually will bring a small gift such as a box of chocolates, a bottle of wine or a nice vase. You will usually save the box of chocolates to give to someone else. (The joke is that there is only one box of chocolates making the rounds in Israel from house to house). You will use the vase for your flowers and after a while, you should have a nice collection of vases.
Flowers do not show up well in pale-colored vases. Do not decorate painted cans and other containers. Let the flowers in them be the decoration. A vase will look more interesting if you stand it on some kind of base, such as a block of painted wood or a round mirror.
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Telefax: (972)-9-7717080
Mobile Phone: (972)-50-546516
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