Get the Most out of Your Fresh Flowers!

There are few people that don't enjoy a gift of fresh flowers or the joy of arranging fresh flowers they have purchased for their home, but not many enjoy the inevitable – fresh flowers have a shelf life and won't last forever. Each flower variety has a different life expectancy once cut, and will have a window of time in which it will look its best. It can be sad to gather up a not-quite-fresh arrangement and head to the garbage can – so don't! Before your flowers wilt, try some of these easy projects, then replenish you home with more Ontario fresh flowers!

Dried Flowers
Once a practice reserved for the first bunch of roses given at the start of a budding romance, drying flowers is a great way to preserve the unique beauty of flowers. Dried flowers, roses and lavender in particular, lend themselves well to scented sachets for linen closets and winter-clothing trunks, as well as an additive to purchased pot pourri. Dried flowers can also be added to your holiday decorating; with a great wreath base you can switch the flowers seasonally for each occasion!

Pressed Flowers
An offshoot of the dried flower technique is the pressed flower. Usually done between the pages of heavy books, flower pressing is extremely easy and produces the flat effect required in many craft projects. Adding a pressed flower to home-made note cards is a special touch that is sure to be appreciated; when framed, they're a perfect home décor accent.

Edible Flowers
Depending on the flower variety, your favourite blooms can be used in a variety of gastronomic delights. Pansies and violets, in particular, stand up well to being preserved with sugar and added as decoration to cakes and tarts, while roses are often blended into batters for added flavour and texture. Add gardenia or gladiolus petals as a garnish for your summer salads for a light taste and extra visual interest.

About Ontario Flowers™:

The Ontario Flowers™ brand represents rigorous quality and freshness standards for fresh flowers grown in Ontario, with a customer satisfaction guarantee. Visit our website at www.OntarioFlowers.com for great information about bringing fresh cut flowers into your home. Sign up for our E-newsletter for information delivered to your desktop or browse our information archive of flower arranging tips, flower care tips, and information about the flowers available in Ontario.

About Ontario Flowers™: The Ontario Flowers™ brand represents rigorous quality and freshness standards for fresh flowers grown in Ontario, with a customer satisfaction guarantee. Visit our website at www.OntarioFlowers.com for great information about bringing fresh cut flowers into your home. Sign up for our E-newsletter for information delivered to your desktop or browse our information archive of flower arranging tips, flower care tips, and information about the flowers available in Ontario. Ontario Flowers

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