Flowers
It's amazing how an act as simple as giving flowers is an effective way to comfort, surprise, and delight others. In fact, flowers have been 
proven to increase mental and emotional well-being. So why not put fresh flowers in a colorful 
vase for your kitchen, or hang dried flowers on your wall for their sweet odor? You deserve to be happy, too.
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Flower Care
Here are a few ways to lengthen the life of your flowers:
* Place your flowers in a cool, shady placeheaters'>heat generating appliances, and yes, even sunlight.
* Check your flowers daily. Add new water mixed with fresh 
bouquet.
* Trim the stems under water (cut diagonally with a 
vodka or 
gin for up to five seconds, then replace into fresh water. If only the blooms are drooping, use a pin to prick the stem just beneath the flower.
For information about caring for a few specific flowers (roses, lilies, irises, tulips, alstroemeria, gerbera daisies), check out what 
Grower Flowers has to say.
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