How To Care For Your Beautiful Thanksgiving Flower Arrangements:

The Thanksgiving holiday is a time to give thanks for the many wonderful gifts and special people in our lives. Sending flowers is an excellent way to show appreciation to friends and loved ones for another year of loyalty and kindness. Decorating the table with a cornucopia of fresh flowers and vegetables warms the heart for a day of fall goodness. To preserve your Thanksgiving flower arrangements for memories that last, follow these simple care tips.

• Place stems or bouquets of fresh flowers in water as soon as possible.


• Add preservative to the water. Preservative packets can be found at local flower shops.


• Keep fresh flowers away from draft and extreme temperatures which can quickly dry the flowers and cause wilting.


• Avoid placing flower arrangements in windowsills and other areas of full sun where flowers can wilt due to overheating.


• All flower stems should be submerged in water. Decline of fresh flowers occurs much more quickly after stems have been removed from water.


• To maintain fresh flowers longer, trim the stems and change to fresh water after a few days.


• Immediately remove dead or wilting stems from fresh flower arrangements.