Saturday, June 23, 2012

Care of Eveyday Flowers

Alstoemeria is extremely ethylene sensitive. Remove
any foliage below the water line. Then cut stems and
place in vase with room temperature water and floral
food.
Alstromeria comes in yellow , orange , white, pink ,
red, lavender, purple,magenta and peach .

Anthurium
An extremely long lasting tropical flower with a vase
life from 15 to 20 days . High humidity or regular
misting is important for optimal storage.
Anthurium come in white, purple ,pink ,magenta, red
burgundy, peach ,orange, green ,and bi colour.
Aster -matsumoto
remove all foliage that will go below water lever. Cut stems and place in a vase with room temperature water
colors white lavender purple pink magenta red peach and yellow

Aster -Monte Casino
Remove all foliage that will go below water level. Cut stems and place in vase with room temperature water.
color white, purple

Bells of Ireland
These are extremely light sensitive. The tops of the stems will bend toward the light. Put in room temperature water. Recut stems and change water every other day to ensure longevity.
color green

Bupleurum
These are used as a filler flower , cut stems and put in room temperature water. Make sure the leaves below water lever are removed.
color green

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Checklist for Wedding day

1. Its getting closer ,have you purchased all your final details for the wedding - like toasting glasses, guest book, pen, unity candle, ring pillow, cake knife?.
2.Don't forget gifts for your bridal party. Have these gifts wrapped and ready to go
for your rehearsal dinner. You can begin writing thank you notes to individuals
who have helped you throughout the wedding.
3.If you are going on your honeymoon right after the wedding some small details may get missed.
This may go unnoticed with all the last-minute details to add to your wedding. This includes your air tickets, check your passport to make sure it is up to date, hotel reservations, luggage, etc.. Don't forget to
go over last-minute details with your travel agent as well. Another great idea is to start your shopping a few weeks in advance for the items you will need to take with you on your honeymoon.
This may include electrical converters, converting your currency or buying travel sized
products. Also, bring along one dollar bills to help with tipping. Make a checklist of
everything you need to take with you and check the weather.
4.Any final payments for your wedding vendors should be ready to go. Have your check or money in an enveloped addressed to who it's for and let someone who you trust take care of them.
5.Prepare a wedding day emergency kit. You never know what can happen on your
wedding day.,so be ready .
What should you put in it? Make sure to include Tylenol ,breath mints, makeup,straight or curling iron, bobby pins, tape, travel sewing kit, eye drops, toothbrush,toothpaste, small pack of tissues,stain and go stick, extra cash and change,pair of comfortable shoes and always have your camera on hand. You never know what can happen on your wedding day,
  So , it's always a plus to be prepared for anything.