Real Moms DIY Series: First Signs of Spring

Daffodils are blooming!  Bring them inside to enjoy the first signs of spring.

Here are some tips when harvesting and designing with Daffodils:

• when harvesting from your garden, try to break them off from the base of the stem instead of cutting them, allowing for better water absorption.
• once cut, daffodils exude a toxic sap from their hollow stems that can make other flowers their arranged with die more quickly.  To prevent this from happening you can place your cut daffodils in a vase with cool water by themselves for 12+ hours to “cure” before using in a mixed flower arrangement, or you can try the DIY below.
• Daffodils like shallow water, so no need to fill your containers to the top.  Just refill with some fresh water and floral food every couple days.

Want to cut your daffodils and use them right away with other flowers?  Try this:

Use two vases.  Place one inside of the other, and then fill both with water.  (I also use this concept when I want candy or other decorations to be seen through the vase in a design).  The water acted as a suction to keep my vases in place, but a bit of floral clay can also be used to secure the vases together.

Next, place greenery and coordinating flowers in the outer part of the vase.  I used berzelia foliage, trachelium and whimsical orange ranunculus.

Finally, group your daffodils and add them to the inner vase.

 Fresh from the garden……Enjoy!

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Christina

Christina married her college sweetheart & best friend 12 years ago & they are proud parents to two lovely ladies, one who is an official “tween” & the other not far behind. She owns an event floral business & is very creative. She loves dressing up, crafting, and planning parties.
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