I saw my sister receive her first flowers on her graduation day with so much giggling and excitement on her face, yeah! while I saw it as a romantic gesture from her boyfriend, I subtle asked her so what next while grinning cheerfully she responded we’ll keep ’em safe in the jar with water.
When one receives flowers, there is this immediate thrill of excitement and joy that beams in the face of the receiver, additionally, the giver has this feeling of invaluable fulfillment seeing his/her loved one radiate so much joy.
The feelings of happiness and love that are portrayed through flowers demonstrate true gratitude and appreciation while creating an instant smile on your loved ones or someone’s face.
In this post, i’d share 7 fascinating reasons flowers and how to preserve your flowers.
7 Fascinating Reasons People Receive Flowers
Over time, I found out based on Twitter votes, most boys/men never received flowers. Although the stereotype that girls or women alone deserve flowers, this is not true. Flowers can uplift emotions in both men and women as well as make them feel special.
To Show Appreciation
Sending flowers can be a sign of appreciation towards someone who has impacted or made a difference in our lives for instance, ” Appreciation for a job well done, Teacher Appreciation, Mother’s day Appreciation, Father’s day Appreciation, etc.
To show Sympathy
This could be as a result of losing someone- saying “I’m sorry ” for your loss, the heartbreak of a friend, Death of a pet, etc
To Show Excitement
You can give flowers to people around you to show how excited you are about them. Excitements such as winning a prize in a competition, Cheering up your best friend, Cheering them on new projects, etc
To Celebrates with Loved ones
Giving flowers to loved ones during their celebrations brings this inner joy in them, such as, Congratulations on an engagement, Welcoming a “New Baby”, To Say “Happy Birthday”, congratulations on your graduation, Congratulation on your Induction, etc
To Apologise to a Loved one
Apologizing with flowers to your loved ones is one of the sweetest yet most thoughtful things to do. It can make them feel special especially when accompanied by a note.
To Make them Feel Special
Yes! Random ” I Love You” flowers o “I Care about you” or even just so you know how Special you are” can make all the butterflies in their bellies rumble with great joy. They could even blush till the end of the day.
To Celebrate Special Occasions
While there are various reasons people receive or give out flowers to their loved ones, It is important to note special occasions such as ‘Valentines day, Birthdays, Christmas, Muslim celebrations etc.
Ways to Preserve your Flowers for a Longer Time
Bases on Research from Fresh Trimmings, You can practice great steps in preserving your flowers and check out amazing Flowers from their website
Use a Clean Vase
You could decide to use an old vase or starting with a new one, whichever one you are using you should thoroughly clean your vase before using it. This is to kill any bacteria and fungi that can harm your new flowers.
Give Your Flower Stems a Fresh Cut
Once you have receive your bouquet, use a clean and sharp pair of scissors to cut each stem at 1/2-inch and place them back in the vase. This will enable your flowers to take up as much water as possible.
Use Fresh Water For Fresh Flowers
One of the biggest mistakes new flower owners make is keeping the same water in the vase. While adding water is very important, changing this water is also necessary! To keep flowers fresh, you should change the water and clean the vase every other day.
Although flower bouquet are beautiful, their stems also tend to release bacteria that collect and grow along the glass of the vase.
Avoid Heat or Sunshine
While some flowering plants like bright sunshine and warm weather, this situation changes once flowers are cut off their root. Direct light and heat can hasten a cut flower’s decline and leave you with a shrunken and ugly-looking bouquet.
To ensure your flower arrangement are fresh, keep it somewhere out of direct light. You should also make ensure it is away from heating vents and other hot surfaces.
Mist the Petals Daily
Your fresh flowers need to drink up water through their stems, their petals will also benefit from a fine mist of water. Keep a spray bottle with fresh water next to your flower bouquet and mist the petals a few times a day.
Not much water is needed, just enough to keep the petals moist and fresh. Spraying the flower Bouquet every time you walk by it is a great way to preserve fresh flowers.
Disclaimer: The above information published in this article is solely meant for informational and educational purposes only. The article written/published does not intend to diagnose, treat or cure any disease and should not be treated as medical advice.
