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The beginner's guide to use preserved flowers

Preserved flowers are distinct from fresh flowers. Some florists' techniques cannot be applied to preserved flowers. Thus, they need to be processed differently, which is a good thing. Its flexibility and conservation characteristics push back the constraints of floral compositions and allow creations with infinite possibilities.

How to work with preserved flowers in your floral arrangements.

Preserved flowers often come in packs of floral heads and are stemless. This is due to a technical reason: the same preservation techniques cannot be used for the head and for the stem. To be cost-effective and give you the best flowers possible, the stems are removed. To use preserved flowers in bouquets or prick them in floral moss, flowers can be triggered using the cross-wire technique – follow the video tutorial – or by using stems provided for this purpose.

Working with several colors ? Respect this only guideline.

You can mix and match numerous preserved plants and flowers you find on secondflor.us. The preservation processes – check out our article about the different ways to preserve flowers – consist of replacing the sap of flowers and plants with a natural glycerine-base solution. In this solution, producers add food colorant to give the plants new colors. Thus, it is recommended to not mix clear colors – white, natural, beige… — with bright colors such as red, dark green, black…

No maintenance, just a couple of rules.

Preserved plants are 100% natural. Therefore, it is necessary to respect some guidelines in order to ensure an optimal beauty and lifetime:

• Use exclusively indoors

• Do not water, and be careful that the humidity level doesn't go above 65%

• Do not expose them to direct sunlight or too close to a heat source (heater, halogen, fireplace…)

Now that you know everything about the use of preserved flowers, it’s time to do a shopping spree and try out our products on secondflor.us.