(And never be afraid of touching your old flowers again.) Do you know that moment when you look at your vase of flowers and they’re so disgusting that you don’t even want to touch the stems to throw them away? They’re slimy, moldy and smelly and you’ve tried to ignore them as long as possible but now you want your vase back, so they have to go? Raise your hand if this has ever been you. I’m reaching my hand up high. Guys, I’m a florist and this sometimes STILL happens to me;

So you just received a vase of beautiful flowers. You've decided on the perfect place to display them, moved a few things out of the way and... voila! They look amazing there. Now you don't have to do anything enjoy them until they're dead and done, right? Well, sure. That's one way to do it. But you'll only get a few good days out of them like that. So if you'd rather they look lovely, smell lovely and stand tall as long as possible, there are a few things you can do to help