Flower Care and Advice

Advice on caring for fresh flowers, orchids and plants. Practical guidance from our florists to help your flowers last longer and look their best.

How to Care for Cut Flowers at Home

A practical routine for preparing cut flowers, keeping the vase clean and choosing the right place to display them.

How to adjust flower care for summer heat, winter heating and the changing conditions of autumn and spring.

A practical approach to longer-lasting flowers, with clean stems, fresh water and sensible advice on fading blooms.

A gentle guide to choosing a tribute, checking the family’s wishes and arranging delivery for a funeral or sympathy gesture.

Explore familiar floral associations while keeping the recipient’s own tastes, memories and cultural background at the centre.

Important flower and plant safety considerations for homes with cats and dogs, including the urgent risk lilies pose to cats.

A short, printable-friendly routine for the day flowers arrive and the days that follow.

Care for a florist’s cyclamen with cool conditions, gentle light and careful watering, and understand its summer resting period.

A straightforward guide to light, watering, feeding and after-flowering care for a potted phalaenopsis orchid.

Understand a cymbidium orchid’s need for light, drainage, airflow and suitable day-and-night conditions.