1.) Make sure your glass vase you use is clean. If you have used the vase to display other flowers in the past, chances are their are still some old plant cells and harmful bacteria on the glass that needs to be got rid of

2.) If you are using your own flowers, pick them either in the early morning or in the evening. This will help the flowers survive as their body will be at it’s coolest. If can pick them in the early part of the day, the flower will have more nutrients stored within it so this is good option if you haven’t got flower feed to hand

3.) For your own flowers, place them in a bucket of water up to their heads overnight to allow them to soak up as much as possible. This is something that gets done already with purchased flowers so you will not have to repeat the process.

4.) When you cut the flower stems, cut at an angle to expose as much of the inner stem as possible. This is create the largest contact surface area on the stem, giving it the best chance to soak up water.

5.) Place the flowers in maybe a pretty crystal vase allowing the water about 3/4 of the way up the stem. Make sure you use a feed that has a biocide, and acidifier and sugar. The biocide will kill and bacteria or fungus, the acidifier helps the flower soak up water and the sugar provides the plant with food.

6.) Make sure you change the water every couple of days rather than just top it up. This will supply the stem with clean fresh water and will get rid all the surrounding dead cells in the water

7.) If the base of the stems get dirty or clogged up, take the flowers out and re-cut the stems a little further up.

Follow the above tips and you can enjoy your flowers for much longer than you thought possible