Keep the flowers fresh!

We the Wizards are wishing all of you a very happy Valentine's day. Let's hope your Valentine will rememer to buy you some flowers! Here's how to keep them fresh longer:


*Fill the vase with lukewarm water and add the included flower food. Cut off the stems on an angle with a sharp knife to create more surface area for the water to absorb. Don't place the vase in a direct sunlight or right next to a radiator. Replace the water and retrim the stems every other day.
*If your flowers came without the flower food, fill the vase with half water, half lemon-lime soda-the sugar will feed the blooms while the acidity will keep flower-life-shortening bacteria at bay.
Or, put a crushed aspirin in the water before adding your flowers. Other household items that you can put in the water to extend the life of your flower arrangements include: a multivitamin, a teaspoon of sugar, a pinch of salt and baking soda, and even a copper penny.
Happy Valentine's day!