http://www.makesomething.ca/2008/08/01/pretty-in-pink/ making, learning & sharing a crafty life Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:27:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.makesomething.ca/2008/08/01/pretty-in-pink/#comment-1738 Karyn Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:45:22 +0000 http://makesomething.ca/2008/08/01/pretty-in-pink/#comment-1738 jill - i love that some of the wacky, random things i talk about are actually useful to others. i've also had bad luck with lilacs, they don't last at all... i just did some research and apparently <a href="http://www.nj.com/homegarden/garden/index.ssf/2008/05/keeping_cut_lilacs_fresh.html" target"_blank" rel="nofollow">smashing the woody stem</a> with a hammer and then dipping them in hot water will help them last longer. let's report back next spring and see if it works! jill – i love that some of the wacky, random things i talk about are actually useful to others. i’ve also had bad luck with lilacs, they don’t last at all… i just did some research and apparently smashing the woody stem with a hammer and then dipping them in hot water will help them last longer. let’s report back next spring and see if it works!

]]> http://www.makesomething.ca/2008/08/01/pretty-in-pink/#comment-1737 jill thorp shepherd Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:50:35 +0000 http://makesomething.ca/2008/08/01/pretty-in-pink/#comment-1737 your tip on soaking the hydrangea stem was so timely. I had to make 8 floral arrangements this past weekend for my parents 50th anniversary. I ran out of flowers for the last couple vases, so I had to raid my own garden for filler. I have never used hydrangeas in an arrangement before because they wilt so quickly, but just the day before I read your blog and learned the secret!!! The hydrangeas still look fresh and amazing 3 days later! (Now I wonder if the same trick would work for lilacs. I guess I will have to wait until next spring to find out!) Thanks Karyn! your tip on soaking the hydrangea stem was so timely.
I had to make 8 floral arrangements this past weekend for my parents 50th anniversary.
I ran out of flowers for the last couple vases, so I had to raid my own garden for filler.
I have never used hydrangeas in an arrangement before because they wilt so quickly, but just the day before I read your blog and learned the secret!!!
The hydrangeas still look fresh and amazing 3 days later!
(Now I wonder if the same trick would work for lilacs.
I guess I will have to wait until next spring to find out!)
Thanks Karyn!

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