PREPARING FOR PRESERVATION
A few simple steps can help keep your treasured flowers fresh and beautiful until they’re safely on their way to our studio.
A LITTLE CARE GOES A LONG WAY
Whether your flowers are from a wedding, a celebration of life, or another meaningful occasion, a little extra care can help preserve their beauty until they reach our studio.
At Keepsake Floral, we understand just how precious these blooms are. Follow these simple steps to keep your flowers as fresh as possible before packing and shipping them to us.
Using clean, sharp scissors or floral shears, trim approximately ½ to 1 inch from the bottom of each accessible flower stem at a 45-degree angle. This helps your flowers absorb fresh water and stay hydrated before preservation.
Fill a clean vase or container with fresh, cool water. Remove any leaves that would sit below the waterline to help prevent bacteria from developing. Keep your flowers away from direct sunlight and heat.
Allow your flowers several hours to drink fresh water before packing them for shipment. Keep them in a cool, shaded location while they rehydrate. Well-hydrated flowers are better prepared for their journey to our preservation studio.
UNTIL IT’S TIME TO SHIP
Once your flowers have had time to rehydrate, proper storage can help maintain their freshness until they’re ready for their journey to Keepsake Floral.
Keep Them Cool
When possible, store your flowers in a clean refrigerator with plenty of room around the blooms. Keep them away from fruits and vegetables, which release gases that can accelerate aging. If refrigeration isn’t possible, choose a cool, air-conditioned room.
Never Freeze Your Flowers
Freezing fresh flowers can damage delicate petals and make successful preservation more difficult.
Avoid Heat & Direct Sunlight
Keep flowers away from sunny windows, hot vehicles, heating vents, and direct airflow that can dry out delicate blooms.
Handle with Care
Avoid unnecessary handling, touching petals, or misting blooms with water or other products. Keep arrangements upright and protected from being crushed.
Some wedding bouquets and memorial arrangements are designed using floral foam or specialized bouquet holders rather than loose stems.
If your flowers are arranged in floral foam, carefully add fresh, cool water as needed to keep the foam moist. Avoid pouring water directly onto the blooms.
Do not pull flowers out of the foam, dismantle the arrangement, or attempt to recut individual stems. Keeping the arrangement intact helps protect delicate flowers until you’re ready to pack them.
For arrangements that are especially large, fragile, or difficult to transport, contact Keepsake Floral for guidance before shipping.
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