The season of summer parties and sunset gatherings has arrived, and cut flowers make a marvellous centrepiece to any room, so it’s a lovely time to consider how to make them last in a vase.

Conditioning your cut flowers needn’t be taxing, as Sarah & Arthur bring their best tips for making your table arrangements last, from searing stem ends to swaddling and creating a sugar syrup perfect for long-lasting flowers.

In this episode, discover:

How searing stem ends revitalises floppy flowers
The sugar syrup that, when added to water, becomes a plant superfood
Sterilisation of lilies, and the longer flowering that removing the anthers will bring

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Conditioning Cut Flowers for Extraordinary Vase Life - Episode 72