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Everyday tips for flowers and life


Everyday tips:

To liven up your silk flowers and get them looking new again put them in a bag with some salt or rice and shake or use a hair dryer.

Use rubbing alcohol on paper towel to remove Permanent marker on appliances/counter tops  (like store receipt BLUE). Rubbing alcohol also works to remove ink on polished nails (and it shines them at the same time.

Are you tired of throwing away rusted and unused SOS pads?  Cut them in half, this will save money AND the pads will go further. It also helps sharpen your scissors!

Here’s a cure for headaches: Take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away.

To liven up your silk flowers and get them looking new again put them in a bag with some salt or rice and shake or use a hair dryer.

The next time you buy cut flowers follow these tips to make them last longer ~  cut the ends every day and change the water. Bacteria grows in the water causing a stench and killing the flowers. Us a mist sprayer to mist the flowers with water every day.  If you put your flowers in a narrow deep vase a turkey baster is a great way to add water when levels get low.  

And be sure to buy your cut flowers from Eden Florist if you live in South Florida!  You can stop by or we can deliver!