Flower care guides

Every guide starts from the same steps, which our tips and tricks page shows one by one: recut the stems at a 45 degree angle, trim off the leaves below the waterline, add your flower food, and after 3 to 4 days recut the stems and change the water. For the vase we use in our demo videos, see the perfect vase.

• LiliesOpening lily buds, removing the pollen and keeping Oriental and Asiatic lilies fresh.
• TulipsWhy cut tulips keep growing and bend toward the light, and how to stop them drooping.
• RosesHow rose buds open, what to do about drooping heads and how to make roses last.
• PeoniesHow tightly closed peony buds open, and what to do about heavy heads and buds that wait.
• SunflowersKeeping sunflowers upright, why their water turns cloudy and how often to change it.
• AlstroemeriaHow alstroemeria buds open one after another, and why the leaves yellow before the flowers do.
• ChrysanthemumsDisbuds and spray mums: why mum water smells and how to keep these long-lasting flowers fresh.