Five Ways to Keep Your Flowers Fresh for Longer

A bouquet that is cared for can last twice as long. These five habits take a minute a day.

Five habits

• Cut the stems. Trim two centimetres at an angle before the first drink, and again every two days.
• Clean water. Change it every other day and rinse the vase.
• Leaves out of the water. Remove any leaf below the waterline.
• A cool spot. Away from sun, heaters and the fruit bowl.
• Take out the tired ones. One fading flower speeds up the rest.

Lilies open over several days: remove the orange pollen as they do, so it does not stain the petals.