http://tipnut.com/tips-plants/ Creative Homemaking Ideas & Household Tips Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:28:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://tipnut.com/tips-plants/#comment-64029 12 Quick Tips For The Home: Tipnut’s Mailbag : TipNut.com Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:24:49 +0000 http://tipnut.com/?p=10020#comment-64029 [...] Having done the flowers and foods for many weddings. My favorite trick to keep my flowers looking fresh is: instead of using the packets that come with the flowers to preserve them use clear soda, like a ginger-ale, 7 up type soda, without any water added. This will keep rose buds closed for a week or more here in Florida’s heat. Mums last about 3 weeks. Just give them a fresh cut and drop them in. (Tina). Also see Old-Time Tips For Flowers & Plants: Timeless Wisdom. [...] [...] Having done the flowers and foods for many weddings. My favorite trick to keep my flowers looking fresh is: instead of using the packets that come with the flowers to preserve them use clear soda, like a ginger-ale, 7 up type soda, without any water added. This will keep rose buds closed for a week or more here in Florida’s heat. Mums last about 3 weeks. Just give them a fresh cut and drop them in. (Tina). Also see Old-Time Tips For Flowers & Plants: Timeless Wisdom. [...]

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