How to prolong life of your fresh cut bouquet of roses

Roses are one of the favorite flowers to give and to receive. How to care about your bouquet? Here is tips from Motle Grass floral studio*:

1. Use lots of icy cold clean water for your bouquet.

2. Change your water daily. Cloudy water in your vase will kill your roses.

3. Re-cut the stems at a 45' angle every time you changing your water. This way your roses will feed from it.

4. Do not remove the top petals from your flowers, it will prolong their life.

5. If you used the special chemicals for your bouquet at least once, continue to do it during all life cycle. If you stop, they will fade fast.

6. Do not place roses next to a heat source or on direct sunlight and protect them from a draft.

7. White and pink roses have to be transported careful to avoid the damage to its petals. Red roses are more resistant to it and also will tolerate cold weather better.

Enjoy your flowers!

*The Motley Grass floralstudio delivers fresh flowers in Moscow, Russia region so if you'd like to send some beautiful flowers to people you care about in that region, please visit their shop to order.

Vintage tea cup collection at agardencottage

Have you seen our vintage tea cup collection yet? They are perfect for a spring tea party, a gathering of friends or just a quiet moment for yourself. If you are in a mood for little vintage charmers this spring they might be the thing!

This one reminds me of St. Patrick's Day because of all the green ivy. This set of fine bone china teacup and saucer is made in England by Royal Chelsea.

This pretty tea cup and saucer is covered with gentle spring yellow and purple flowers. It's perfect for Easter or spring! This is also an English teacup and saucer but made by Royal Dover.

Roses and violets are perfect for a Mother's Day gift. So is this English Paragon teacup and saucer:

And finally, something for a Father's Day. This is a set of 2 ceramic teacups and saucers (one for her, one for him) made in Japan by Tougei. Black and brown here is a perfect combination and will look great on your morning table! I am sure, a cup of morning joe will taste even better in these. Great for tea or coffee lovers.

 So please visit our agardencottage vintage shop to see if we have anything you like. Spring is a great time to get something special for your loved ones or for yourself and these little pleasures will brighten your day.

There are more teacups in our shop that we have not listed yet so stop by often! Don't forget, the vintage teacups are not just a perfect gift, they are great  to use as photo props for photography.