Care Tips For "Get Well Soon" Flower Arrangements:

Flowers are a special gift to those ailing. Get Well flower arrangements encourage renewed health, send messages of good cheer, help the sick know that someone cares, and bring a special dose of happiness from a friend or loved one. To keep these sentiments around through much of the healing process, revitalize get well arrangements with these easy flower 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.