Follow these simple guidelines to ensure the longest possible vase life for your flowers:

• Whichever vessel you choose, it should be as clean as possible. In other words, your vase, glass or cup should be clean enough to drink from!

• Ensure that no leaves are below the water line.

• Change the water on a daily basis.

• Use flower food when you first put the flowers in a vase and again four or five days later.

• Trim the flower stems as needed.

• Finally, keep your flowers away from fruit. Ethylene gas produced by bananas, melons, apples and other fruit can cause flowers to expire prematurely.