Your Flowers Have Arrived!
Thank you for choosing Ferns and Flower!
Whether these blooms are a sweet surprise from someone who loves you or a well-deserved treat for yourself, we’re so happy they’re in your hands.
So what’s next? Look at the care instructions.
Step 1: Find That Vase!
Grab a vase that’s clean and ready to shine. If it’s been chilling at the back of a cupboard, give it a spa moment — hot water, soap, good scrub.
Fill it up about two-thirds with fresh water, then pour in the flower food we tucked in with your bouquet. That little sachet is packed with goodness: nutrients to feed your blooms, something to balance the water’s pH, and a secret agent (okay, steriliser) to fight off bacteria. Basically, it's magic for flower longevity.
✨ Bonus green points: The sachet is biodegradable — black bin it!
Step 2: Unwrap the Floral Joy
Time to set your flowers free! Head over to the sink (just in case) and gently unwrap your bouquet. Pop that wrap in your black bin, and hang onto any ribbons or paper you love — they’re cute and recyclable.
💡 Top tip: Keep the bouquet tied just as it is — your florist has already styled it to perfection, no rearranging needed!
Step 3: Give Those Stems a Trim
Time for a little floral haircut! On a clean chopping board, with a sharp knife or scissors, snip 2 cm off the bottom of each stem at an angle. Why an angle? It helps the stems soak up more water and keeps them from sitting flat at the bottom of the vase (aka blocked hydration = sad flowers).
Also: strip off any leaves that’ll end up underwater in the vase — soggy leaves = stinky mess. We don’t want that.
Step 4: Home Sweet Bloom
Pop your bouquet into the vase and place it somewhere nice and cosy — just not in direct sunlight or near radiators, heaters, or breezy windows. Basically: no saunas, no wind tunnels.
Keep your blooms away from curious kids or cheeky pets too — especially cats. Lilies are stunning but toxic to them. 😿