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Dear Bridget, I was doing an experiment about flower dye and I wanted to know why a white carnation changes color more easily than a white rose. Does it have something to do with the composition or is it something else? – Jim – Los Angeles, CA
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Jim, It probably has more to do with how much water is lost through transpiration than anything else. The dye moves along with the water, but can’t move out ofRead more »
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Dear Bridget, My friend and I have the idea of starting a flower shop business of our own. We have just enrolled for a flower-arrangement class. class will start in a few weeks. but, I am anxious to know the answers to these questions. as, I doubt the instructor will tell us anything besides flower-arrangement. Bridget, here are my questions. 1. WHAT KIND OF WATER IS BEST FOR FLOWERS? 2. IF I PICK FLOWERS FROM MY GARDEN, MUST I HAVE THEM SPRAYED WITH WATER? WHAT DOES IT MEAN BY “CUTTING THE STEM UNDER WATER?” 3. WHAT IS THE WATER-TUBE FOR? 4. I’VE HEARD OF FLOWER-PRESERVATIVES, BUT WHAT IS REHYDRATION & IS THERE AN INGREDIENT FOR REHYDRATION? Thank-you very much. Please explain for me. – Esther
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Esther, You are about to embark on an interesting adventure as a professional florist. The flower arranging courses will help get you started, but I would also encourage you toRead more »
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Dear Bridget, Does asprin prolong the life of plants? – Felix – Perris, CA
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Felix, No, aspirin doesn’t prolong the life of fresh flowers or plants. We have some information available at our Flower Activity Center. You might want to download both Experiment #1 andRead more »
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Dear Bridget, How to keep a jasmine flowers on buds position from today to day after tomarow, after that they get a normal position.In this method they give perfume, please give a solution for that. – Thamil – Chennai, Tamilnadu
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Thamil, Jasmine flowers do give off a fragrance when they open and are warmed (come to room temperature). If you want to keep the buds closed, you can keep themRead more »
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Dear Bridget, My daughter is doing a science fair project and we would like different ideas of how to dye different flowers by adding food dye/koolaid etc. Does it make a difference on what type of flower… if the stem is very tough will it be more difficult for the dye to change the colour of the white flower..thanks..any other ideas would be so helpful. – Sandy – Surrey, BC
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Sandy, We have a website set-up to help you with this project at our Flower Activity Center. I recommend that you use a white carnation or rose. Using a single-stemmed flowerRead more »
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Dear Bridget, When you buy a fresh floral arrangment from a florist, it has a foam-like substance in the vase that helps to hold the flowers in place. It is usually not a solid piece of of styrofoam, but I cannot seem to locate any of this in the craft stores. Do you know what this is and if there is anywhere that I can purchase it? I enjoy arranging my own flowers, but sometimes have difficulty getting them just the way I want them in the vase and also it helps to hide the stems with a clear vase. – Brenda
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Brenda, You’re looking for floral foam. There is a brand (Oasis) that is commonly used to refer to the floral foam in general (much like the brand Kleenex is oftenRead more »
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Dear Bridget, I am doing a science fair project at school and I need to know how I can change the color of daisies and how does it absorb the color? – Bryttnee – Santa Paula, CA
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Bryttnee, We have an experiment outline and observation sheet to help you with your flower experiment. It is at our Flower Activity Center. You can use white dasies and food coloringRead more »
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Dear Bridget, A long time ago I was sent a mum with a smiling face made on it. It had a pipe cleaner for a mouth and wiggley eyes can anyone tell me how to make one?- Linda – Salvisa, KY
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Linda, You will sometimes see smiling faces and other times school logos on large, standard chrysanthemums. If you select the color of pipe cleaner you want, you can use floristRead more »
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Dear Bridget, For my science project I have placed four roses in seperate vases with different substances mixed with the water (i.e. Floralife, aspirin and table salt). I need to know what the different stages of a cut roses’ life would be called from fresh cut to it wilting. Thanks for your help. – Jessie – Pelzer, SC
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Jessie, We don’t have names for the stages other than tight bud (no color showing), bud (some color showing), and opening flower. You could look at the number of petalsRead more »
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Dear Bridget, How to bleach leaves and twigs/branches/fruits? – Rama – Ghaziabad, UP
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Rama, There isn’t a good way to bleach leaves, twigs, and fruits. Drying them in a cool dry place will remove some of the color. An alternative might be toRead more »
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