Care
Your flowers will arrive in a floral box, wrapped up in a protective paper or plastic sleeve. Once you open the box:
- First unwrap the flowers and give them some room to breathe. They’ve just made a long trip so don’t worry if they look like they’re a little sleepy- just think of how you would feel after getting off an international flight!
- Have a bucket or vase with a few inches of water ready, and remove any foliage on the stems that might fall below the water line.
- The next step is to cut the stems with floral shears or a sharp knife about 1 inch from the bottoms. It’s always best to cut them at an angle, so that the flowers have even more space to drink from- water is their best friend!
- Then, simply place them in the water, and keep them indoors in a cool, dry place away from any heaters, air conditioning drafts, or direct sunlight and you’re ready to go!
- We recommend allowing the flowers to hydrate for at least 4-6 hours before starting to work with them, but the more time the better.
- Typically we recommend that our customers have their flowers arrive a few days prior to their event in order to give them the opportunity to hydrate and start to open so they can look perfect for showtime!
Your roses will arrive in a floral box, wrapped up in a protective cardboard or paper sleeve. Once you open the box:
- For roses, we recommend keeping them in their cardboard during the first phase of hydration.
- Have a bucket or vase with a few inches of water ready, and remove any foliage on the stems that might fall below the water line.
- The next step is to cut the stems with floral shears or a sharp knife about 1 inch from the bottoms. It’s always best to cut them at an angle, so that the flowers have even more space to drink from- water is their best friend!
- Then, simply place them in the water, and keep them indoors in a cool, dry place away from any heaters, air conditioning drafts, or direct sunlight and you’re ready to go!
- We recommend allowing the flowers to hydrate for at least 6-24 hours before removing the cardboard to work with them, but the more time the better.
- Once they are removed from the packaging, gently remove any excess foliage, and begin to carefully peel off the outer "guard" petals of the roses, which can be identified by a thicker petal and possibly some green color toward the base of the petal.
- Typically we recommend that our customers have their flowers arrive a few days prior to their event in order to give them the opportunity to hydrate and start to open so they can look perfect for showtime!
Succulents are surprisingly easy and fun to care for and propogate!
Your succulents will arrive in a floral box, wrapped with protective paper or bubble wrap.
For use as a rooted plant:
- If you would like for your succulents to root, once removed from the box, place your succulents directly on any natural surface, such as soil, rocks, wood, moss, or just about anything else!
- Next, give them a few spritzes of water from a spray bottle 2-3 times per week.
- Within about a week or so, you will start to see roots beginning to poke out of the bottom of the succulent
- Take a moment and congratulate yourself on becoming an official succulent grower!
If you are using your succulents in a floral design or bouquet, we recommend the pick method:
- Turn your succulent upside down so that you can see the round base at the bottom
- Take a sharp pointed pick like a bamboo skewer (or even a toothpick for smaller succulents) and line it up with the circular base at the bottom of the succulent
- Applying some pressure, start twisting the pick into the base of the succulent so that you pierce the bottom and insert the pick firmly into the base of the succulent
- Now that you've got your "succulent in a stick", you can insert it into any bouquet or floral design for a gorgeous desert chic look
Your greens will arrive in a floral box, and may be wrapped up in a protective paper or plastic sleeve. Once you open the box:
- First unwrap the greens and give them some room to breathe. They’ve just made a long trip so don’t worry if they look like they’re a little sleepy- just think of how you would feel after getting off an international flight!
- Have a bucket or vase with a few inches of water ready, and remove any foliage on the stems that might fall below the water line.
- The next step is to cut the stems with floral shears or a sharp knife about 1 inch from the bottoms. It’s always best to cut them at an angle, so that the greens have even more space to drink from- water is their best friend!
- Then, simply place them in the water, and keep them indoors in a cool, dry place away from any heaters, air conditioning drafts, or direct sunlight and you’re ready to go! We recommend allowing the greens to hydrate for at least 4-6 hours before starting to work with them, but the more time the better.
- We typically recommend ordering your greens to arrive 2-3 days before your event, although since greens typically have a longer shelf life than flowers (7-14 days), you can also order them to be delivered earlier with no worries.
Your Dried Flowers will arrive ready to use. Please note that dried flowers can be extremely delicate and it is completely normal for some shedding to occur during shipment. Upon receiving your flowers please:
