How to cut lilacs (and make them into a centerpiece)!

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Regenerative Gardening with Blossom & Branch Farm

Жыл бұрын

Today we are sharing some tips on getting your lilacs to last longer in a vase! Lilacs have a reputation for having a shorter vase life because the woody stems have a hard time uptaking water, which is the best way to keep your flowers looking freshest longest!
We will also show you how we make a beautiful and simple centerpiece out of this classic, old-fashioned and underappreciated flower!
Here are my tips in a nutshell:
-cut early in the morning
-cut before flowers have fully opened
-remove most foliage
-strip lower part of bark
-make a cut up the center of the stem
-place in hot water in a cool, dark spot for about 8 hours
Then, arrange! Trust me, hydration is the name of the game with lilacs, so everything we can do to get that to happen is going to help those lilacs out!
Do you love using lilacs as cut flowers, or are they not worth the hassle to you?

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@sbffsbrarbrr Жыл бұрын

Beautiful and yes! Lilacs and peonies, plus lilies of the valley for their amazing fragrance. All three have been my favorites since I was a little girl.

@barbaravanerp4598 Жыл бұрын

I used to be a florist and I used a sharp pocketknife. Worked like a charm. Edit: it was so sharp it would go through woody stems that size.

@Worley_Farm_n_Flower Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! I found it so helpful! I struggle with wilting lilacs and now I know what to do!

@alyanguloo Жыл бұрын

Feeing inspired to make my neighbor a Mother’s Day arrangement using our lilacs! Thanks!!

@eyrerosecottage1970 Жыл бұрын

So pretty!

@MrsMaryJaneRubio Жыл бұрын

I just absolutely love your channel! You're so helpful ❤

@tinapike2066 2 ай бұрын

I like your channel it's like having you in my back pocket. I'm fairly new to flowers. Thank you for such amazing content.

@susanwondergem4014 Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate your tips and tricks. Very timely information. Happy Mothers Day!

@maralensoeur5378 Жыл бұрын

I love the moss!!!

@nicolebrausewetter6650 Жыл бұрын

I am really enjoying watching your videos. Very informative!

@cbak1819 Жыл бұрын

I have some budding up and out.. great timing❤.. beautiful arranging.. great tip with the chicken wire❤❤

@jenn976 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this video. I find lilacs gorgeous - especially in the spring when there aren’t so many flowers in bloom.

@darlenethompson1438 11 ай бұрын

Awesome ideas. Thank you

@sandrasmith5045 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Happy Mothers Day!

@rachelleensor3147 3 ай бұрын

Great video, ty!

@kathleenreynolds6492 Жыл бұрын

Great video. I, too, love lilacs but rarely bring them inside because they haven’t lasted long. I’m definitely going to try your strategies this year, actually in a day or so. Thanks!

@cherylbolivar10 Жыл бұрын

Perfectly timed video. Really appreciate your content. My 30+ year old lilac tree has lilacs coming on almost every branch this year. I'm in zone 6B in Nova Scotia and our lilacs are just in the early bud stage but at least they are showing. So proud of this tree as it was blown down and partially uprooted last fall in tropical force storm winds and suffered a large main root complete break. It was stood back up and stabilized. Still quite movable but is producing more lilacs after that mishap than any other year. They surely are resilient ❤

@Zennie371 Жыл бұрын

Pretty

@jeannet9592 Жыл бұрын

I like the tip of using two layers of chicken wire. Thanks. I'm sure the smell was heavenly when you were arranging them.

@petefredrick3784 Жыл бұрын

Do you strip hydrangea stems like that too? I've only just cut up the last 2-3inches never striped them. Makes sense.

@NicolesGardenNS Жыл бұрын

There are a lot of really talented (and trained) floral designers around, you just have to know where to look. Definitely not a lost art. There aren’t a lot on KZfaq, so if that’s where you are looking it might seem that it’s a lost art. Danielle at “Northlawn Flower Farm” does beautiful arrangements and is a master gardener as well.

@cynthiafisher9907 Жыл бұрын

And Laura from Garden Answer, but she doesn’t do them often.

@NicolesGardenNS Жыл бұрын

@@cynthiafisher9907 she is definitely not trained. Pretty sure, but not professional. I don’t watch her much because you have to double check all her advice, she does get a lot of things wrong.

@cynthiafisher9907 Жыл бұрын

@@NicolesGardenNS Are you talking about Laura? She is self taught, that’s true, but often people who are self taught and have a lot of experience know more than those who have an education. I don’t find she gets a lot of things wrong, but I do live in the same area. Maybe her advice works better for our climate and not so well for yours.

@Blossomandbranch Жыл бұрын

I mean that most people don’t often take the time to do floral arranging for their own home. If you do that’s great!