(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;

I have a little tip to share with you today, now that we're heading full steam into dahlia season. Just as all flowers need to rest and hydrate after we bring them home, dahlias come in from the water-less car in need of an extra-long soak. So before you cut their ends and dump your flowers in a bucket or vase to sit, go one simple step further and your flowers will last dramatically longer. This is where a tea kettle comes in handy. That's right. We're boiling their water fi