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Summary: Learn tips & techniques for preserving flowers in this free online instructional gardening video, including how to preserve cut flowers, materials & supplies needed, and how to make flower arrangements.
Jose Zuniga learned how to garden from his Grandpa, who was an avid gardener and farmer. He learned all the basics from him, including planting flowers according to season, and how to...read more
In the broadest sense floral design is the art of combining plants, flowers, and cuttings into an aesthetically pleasing array. Floral design is thousands of years old and spans time, culture, and society. Mankind has employed it when forming massive works such as the hanging gardens of Nineveh, Central Park in New York, and in much smaller works such as the classic Wedding Bouquet. Smaller floral designs can easily be learned online and created at home from your own flower garden.
In this free online video series you'll learn tips and advice for preserving cut flowers from expert gardener Jose Zuniga. He teaches you how to design floral arrangements from freshly cut flowers, what sorts of gardening tools and supplies you'll need, and how to maintain the beauty of your floral arrangement for as long as possible.
"Hello, my name is Jose Zuniga, I'm representing expertvillage.com. How do we maintain fresh flowers whether they were given to you, you by them or you're going to buy them to give them away? Well, I can tell you one thing, these smell great and I just can't wait to go inside the house to display them. These flowers are beautiful, what are we going to do? Are we going to put them in a vase, a small container? Do we get them a plant food? What kind of plant food do they need? How often will they last? Can we prolong their life? Of course we can and that's why we're here today to guide you what to do with your fresh cut flowers. Well, I can't wait to go inside the house and just display them and enjoy them, after all flowers equals energy. That's right, energy. Well come on let's finish this project and we're on our way to some fresh cut flowers and this is how we maintain our fresh cut flowers."
eHow Article: Tips for Preserving Cut Flowers