How to choose the right flowers

Each time a choice of colors takes me a lot of time because I do not really want to buy a bunch, that an hour will turn into a broom. And not because I was taking them a long time, but because the colors were not very fresh. Choosing roses, I look at the leaves, stem and slice on the way to the tight buds sepal (the green part of the flower). At this my knowledge ends. Sometimes it turns out to choose the right flower, sometimes - not.

I offer you a few tips to stop poking his finger to the sky and to choose really fresh and flowers. Especially because in the spring the female nose holiday;)

Advice is very simple and quite obvious. But getting into a flower shop and find themselves amidst a riot of colors and smells, some weathered all of the heads. If you add the magic of well trained seller, you find yourself already on the store porch ready bouquet. It is not always good.

Choose the half-open flowers with buds

Of course, completely open flower looks much nicer than the half-open or bud. But a full-blown flower will last long and soon wither. The best option - half-open mixed with buds. Then, this bouquet is a very long time to please the eye.

When choosing buds also need to be very careful, because sometimes sellers clean podvyadshie petals and have already revealed a flower magically transformed into a bud. Of course, a bouquet of these flowers stand for very little. In this case, you need to look at the sepal - if it fits snugly in the bud, then the flower is still fresh. And if it has dried completely revealed, then you are offered for a long time full-blown flower.

Carefully inspect the stem and leaves

Leaves and stems should be free of damage and look fresh, and the touch - succulent and resilient. The same applies to the appearance of the petals. If the leaves look sluggish, which means that the flower is not the first freshness, and possibly damage the stem. And it is better to choose plants with straight stems. The more twists, the harder the water and nutrients get to the bud.

We check for the presence of diseases and insects

When buying flowers except for the appearance of the need to pay attention to the presence of insects or disease. Otherwise you risk to bring uninvited guests - ants and aphids. White coating on the leaves can also be a sign of illness. And if the owners of the house there are flowers, the guests may want to stay permanently, and then have to handle all the houseplants a special tool.

On the whole flower with leaves or plastered bitten by ants - not the most pleasant gift for the girl.

Check the cutoff seat and the lower leaves

After careful inspection of the integrity and availability of local residents, should pay attention to the stems and lower leaves. If a flower long standing in the water (and therefore, it is clearly not the first freshness), its stem and lower leaves will be slightly begun to rot.

Also, you should avoid dry blackened or discolored sections - it is also said that the plant was cut off for a long time and a long time was without water.

And a little bit of yourself

Make sure that your girl does not have any prejudices about color and origin (of the family) and she is not fond of horoscopes. If yes, then you have to get acquainted with the values ​​(yellow - to the separation, violets - to loneliness, etc. etc.), so there were no misunderstandings and hints about which you do not even suspect. In life there are different :)

I was always tormented by the question of why some men are so fond of giving a rose as high as a skyscraper? Some manage to find so long that it turns rose as high as a very young girl. I do not know what it was guided by the men during the purchase of these wonderful staffs, but, firstly, it terribly uncomfortable to wear and always want to throw a shoulder or stick under his arm. Agree, the girl at the ready with a huge flower - a spectacle not particularly romantic. Especially if the rose with long, solid studs. Second, usually such flowers quickly wilt as the stem is too long and to the moisture of the flower comes quite a bit.

And finally, thirdly, have you ever seen a vase that could accommodate the stem of a length?! All the same, it will have to be trimmed.

What kind of flowers do you prefer to give? What are guided in choosing?