To enjoy your beautiful flowers for as long as possible you need to look after them, to give them a little bit of t l c.

To enjoy your beautiful flowers for as long as possible you need to look after them, to give them a little bit of t l c.

So please do follow these simple steps to flower pleasure: On arrival...

• Unpack your flowers as soon as you can.
• Using a sharp knife (or scissors, but they are not as good for the flower) and cutting at an angle, cut 3cm off every stem.
• Because any leaves in the vase water will create bacteria which damages the flowers, be sure to strip off leaves that will be below the water line.

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