Fresh cut flowers are a fragile item. If they get too cold, too dry or too hot, the time they stay beautiful in a vase or arrangement gets a great deal shorter. Once they come out of the cooler, whether at the standard Tulsa florists’ wholesale supplier, or when your purchase is wrapped up to take home and be sent out on a deliver – the amount of time they remain great looking dwindles just a bit.
The most important thing to know about buying cut flowers is that the fresher they are from the grower, the longer they will last in any home or office. At Flower Express, our roses, blooms and greenery in direct from the growing farm. That’s the freshest cut flowers you can get. As Tulsa flower shops go, you won’t find another one that is a giant walk-in cooler.
Not only does this ensure you are getting the freshest cut flowers possible, it allows customers to walk in and see every flower and greenery spray we have in stock each day. It’s really a lot of fun to be able to see everything you can possible add to your bouquet and mix and match them to get whatever look catches your fancy. Once you take those gorgeous blooms home or arrange for flower delivery, Tulsa area residents can do a few things to prolong the life of any cut flowers.
First, before you put a new bouquet in a vase, be sure to trim the ends of each stem. This allows your blooms to have the ability to take up water best. Use a really sharp knife or scissors. You want a clean, easy cut to avoid bruising the stem tissue or worse, collapsing the veins that allow the uptake of water.
Next, while most Tulsa florists add a packet of flower food in every box or sleeve that goes out the door, some folks think there are even better ways to prolong the life our an arrangement or bouquet. Common tips are to drop an aspirin, a penny, bleach, sugar or Listerine mouthwash into the water. Then there is the changing of water in the vase.
The aspirin, bleach and Listerine remedies are a disaster! The penny trick only keeps petal colors rich, so it’s good to toss one in any way. Sugar does help, but not as much as that flower food your Tulsa florist provides and fresh water. In our next post, you’ll discover what actually works to prolong the beauty of cut flowers.
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Prolonging the Beauty of Tulsa Florist Flowers
How you approach getting the longest stretch of attractiveness from cut flowers in a vase begins at the moment you open the delivery box or floral wrappings upon arriving home. Naturally, you will want to guard against too much exposure to extreme temperatures between walking out the door of your Tulsa florist’s shop and entering the controlled environment of your house. In summer, that means not leaving them in your car baking in the sun in a parking lot while you run more errands. For Valentine’s Day, you definitely don’t want the petals to be damaged by frigid winter temperatures either. It’s best to pick up your cut flowers as your last errand to protect them as much as possible.
Once the wrapping is off, there are certain steps you can take to be sure and get the most out of Valentine roses or any other cut flowers, in any season. The first step is to get rid of the healed over ends of the stems by trimming them at an angle, before putting them in a vase of water.
Pick the right vase.
The ability for air flow to reach the water and move amidst the leaves and petals is important. If your vases are too small to fit the whole bouquet into with some breathing room, its best to split it up into two vases if you want the cut flowers and roses to last as long as possible. Bacteria forms faster in warm, moist places where no air flow is possible. This speeds up the breakdown of flower stems. Next, be sure to add the recommended amount for flower food from the packet supplied by your Tulsa florist.
Placement of the vase is also important.
Protect your roses and flowers from direct sunlight and heat. Remember that when you buy cut flowers, the best ones will have been kept in a cooler. While this isn’t possible in your home, the least you can do is keep them as cool as possible and not put the blooms in a spot where they will get a direct wintery blast of air every time the exterior door is opened.
Change the water every day.
Bacteria start to form in the still water, causing faster breakdown of the stems of your roses, carnations and other fresh cut flowers. Rinse the stems when giving them fresh water and trim the ends of the stems once again to allow them to continue to take up food and water. Otherwise, a sort of callus forms and blocks the critical ‘feeding veins’, closing down their ability to prolong themselves.
Remove spent blooms and dried leaves.
After three days of not being in a cooler, it is natural for some leaves to have dried up and already opened blooms to have gone past their prime. Clipping off the desiccated leaves looks better, but also slows down stem decline. Taking off any spent flowers keeps the energy in the cut stems focused on blooming, rather than trying to set seed. Without roots to keep up their strength, this is super important to any type of cut flowers purchased from Tulsa florists.
As the bulk of your bouquet naturally reduces, you’ll also want to transfer the flowers into a smaller vase.
3/29/2011
Fun Tulsa Florist Ideas for April Fool's Day
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f you're puzzled over the notion that there are special types of Tulsa flowers that are a symbol of April Fool's Day, we don't blame you a bit. After all, this isn't really a big floral holiday. In fact, it isn't a holiday at all, yet people have been celebrating it with tom foolery that can at times approach outrageous for hundreds of years.
f you're puzzled over the notion that there are special types of Tulsa flowers that are a symbol of April Fool's Day, we don't blame you a bit. After all, this isn't really a big floral holiday. In fact, it isn't a holiday at all, yet people have been celebrating it with tom foolery that can at times approach outrageous for hundreds of years.
Tulips $1.50
Spring is evident when the tulips pop their happy heads up. Tulips aren't the only things popping this spring. When you are looking for Flowers Tulsa, look no further... all the varieties you need at the prices you want right here in Tulsa.
Daisies, Alstromeria, Mini Carnations, Standard Carnations, Baby Breath, Italian Ruscus and Leather leaf.
Flower Express Longview is located at 9415 E 31st Street, Tulsa, OK 74145.
FlowerExpressLongview.net
3/19/2011
24 Roses $7... Saturday March 19th
24 Roses $7, Saturday March 19th
Always a special for every occassion and every price. Whether you need a single stem for 75 cents, 24 Roses for $7 or 500 Red roses for your wedding. Flower Express is the tulsa florist that has the flowers for you!
Think its impossible to buy in bulk and don't want to take a chance on some faceless someone on the other end of the internet. Don't! Tulsa Roses have never been easier to buy than now. Every day new items and new sales available to everyone. When it's time to pick them up, you don't have to go to the airport or some trucking company. No, you can pick them up from a temperature controlled cooler where your flowers are in water and already hydrated.
3/18/2011
Tulsa Flowers Winner - March 16th
Ezekiel is one lucky guy, just look at the cheerful Sunflower Mixed Vase Arrangement he won. A lovely ray of sunshine with a value of $33, courtesy of Flower Express.
Some may wonder just how you manage to get free flowers. Tulsa area residents can all register to win by joining our Tulsa flower shop's eClub. Drawings are held weekly and some lucky member walks out of here with a beautiful farm fresh vase arrangement, complete with greens and a bow.
3/17/2011
Tulsa Roses Special - Get 75 for $25!
One Day Only! Thursday, March 17th
- Thats 3 wraps of 25 stems in any color but reds.
- Red Tulsa Roses – NOT included in specials.
- No Tulsa florist delivery on Specials.
Cash & Carry Only – while supplies last. Color availability varies. No holds or pre-booking. No rain checks on roses, Tulsa. OFFER EXPIRES 3-17-2011 at 6pm
3/15/2011
Congratulations! eClub Winner 3-14... Sayed N.
This fabulous Stargazer Lily and Assorted Tulsa Florist Flowers.
Beautifully arranged in a vase with greens and a bow.
Best wishes and enjoy the day Sayed -
Courtesy of Flower Express.
You could be a winner of Tulsa flowers too. First you have to join eClub to be in the running with our weekly drawings for Tulsa roses and flowers on us.
3/14/2011
One Day Special - Tulsa Roses 50 for $18
Pick out any 2 wraps of 25 roses each and walk out of this Tulsa flower shop's door with all 50 roses for a mere $18 bucks! Spread around the beauty of long stemmed roses in whatever hue in the rose rainbow that catches your fancy except red. Sorry - reds aren't included in this super special price on Tulsa roses.
Prices good only from 8am to 6pm - March 17th. No holds, no prebooks, no rain checks and no special orders. No red roses and no Tulsa flower delivery on specials. Offer holds no cash value.
3/12/2011
Talking Roses from Your Local Tulsa Florist
3/11/2011
More Specials on Tulsa Roses Thru 3-19-2011
Anyone you know will have a brighter day after you hand them a dozen roses. At Tulsa florist, Flower Express, we've got the perfectly affordable way for you to do that. Through 6pm, Saturday 3-19 you can buy any roses in our Tulsa flower shop (except red) for $0.75 each or a dozen for $20. Check out our latest commercials on this 'don't miss it sale'.
No holds, prebooking or special orders. NO REDS. No cash value. No rain checks. Sale ends 6pm on Saturday, March 19, 2011.
No holds, prebooking or special orders. NO REDS. No cash value. No rain checks. Sale ends 6pm on Saturday, March 19, 2011.
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