Make Your Bouquet Last Longer

Cut flowers need a little maintenance now and then to survive. To keep an arrangement fresh and attractive, you should first clean your vase to eliminate harmful bacteria. Scrub it with a mixture of 1 part bleach to 10 parts water; rinse. After you've set the bouquet in the vase, if the water gets cloudy, remove the blooms, scrub the vase again, and replace the flowers.

Reviews (4)

  • tj4uall
    7 Jun, 2011

    Okay...to those who just HAVE to be amazingly critical people...there ARE those of us who don't know everything! I appreciated this, because some of the simplest solutions for stuff are the most unknown. Sites and blogs would be MUCH more enjoyable if people would BE NICER!

  • Doobeedi
    3 Jun, 2011

    I had said that the tip of the day was lame at best. I think this was the laziest tip I have ever seen! I mean wash the vase and make sure your water is kept clean? Like, duh?!?!? I thought this was just common sense??? How about a concoction of sugar and vinegar? Anybody research this?

  • Doobeedi
    3 Jun, 2011

    I already made a comment....but I see you only post favourable comments and not criticisms?!

  • Cochabamba3
    30 May, 2011

    I HATE having to delete an ad before I can look at ANY of the "Day's Ideas", recipes, etc.