Arranging flowers in a wide-mouth vase can feel a little tricky at first. With so much open space, it’s easy for stems to ...

While it might seem the proper etiquette choice to always give flowers already arranged in vase, so as not to burden a host, I couldn’t disagree more, preferring to use my own.

Arranging flowers at different heights also adds dimension to displays, making them more dynamic and visually appealing. Use taller stems towards the center and shorter ones around the edges. This ...

For designer Lauren Petersen, an avid hostess and gardener, a small collection of vases doesn’t cut it. “I have 25 to 30, currently,” she says. “Most of the vases I have on hand are glass. I prefer ...

Adding fresh, lukewarm water to a clean vase is a sure-fire way of keeping flowers healthy longer. "That's the key for people who get vase arrangements, is to replace the water as frequently as ...

Change the water after the sunflowers have been in a vase for two to three days. Start the refreshing process by cutting 1 ...

A vase is not a garden of living flowers; it’s a container of dying ones, so they don’t need direct sun. In fact, that’s a bad thing. “Direct sunlight increases the temperature and reduces ...