7 Tips To Keep Cut Flowers Beautiful For Days Longer

PLUS: A popular sterilizer that treats stains too, a frosty (and free) facial for glowing skin, and more. PLUS: A popular sterilizer that treats stains too, a frosty (and free) facial for glowing skin, and more. May 4, 2022 [View Online]( Good morning! Whether or not April showers did bring May flowers as planned, there’s nothing like a vase of cut flowers to brighten your surroundings and make it feel like springtime. In Today’s Good Thing, I’m sharing 7 tips that will help you keep those flowers looking lively longer. In a new Wash It Wednesday, find out about a sanitizing product that can do double-duty as a laundry whitener. Who doesn’t love a good two-for-one? Jillee TODAY'S GOOD THING 7 Tips To Keep Cut Flowers Beautiful For Days Longer [Photos of flowers in a vase.]( Love brightening up your home with cut flowers? Use these 7 tips to keep them thriving. Spring flowers are popping up all over, and I feel more energized just looking at them. I can’t resist bringing those “good vibes” inside by filling a vase or two with cut flowers, because even a simple bouquet has a way of brightening up a space so it feels more welcoming. What I don’t like is when my flowers (whether they came from my flower beds, a florist, or the grocery store—I’m not picky!) start to droop and lose their petals after just a day or two. But with as many vases of store-bought bouquets as I've had over the years, I’ve learned a lot through trial and error about what keeps cut flowers alive longer (and plenty about what doesn't!) So today I'm sharing 7 of those tips in hopes that they help you enjoy your cut flowers longer too! One key aspect of caring for cut flowers is that what you do before putting them in a vase is every bit as crucial as what you do after. How and where you trim the stems can be as crucial as how you feed and arrange them. Even the conditions of the area where you plan to display your arrangement figures into the mix! Rest assured that these 7 tips cover all these topics and more. So whether you prefer to cut flowers from your own garden or pick up bouquets from the grocery store or farmers market, use the tips at the link below and enjoy your next arrangement longer! [7 Tips To Keep Cut Flowers Beautiful For Days Longer ➜]( Related • [DIY Floral Letters Wall Art]( • [Make Your Own Printed Flower Wraps For Mother’s Day]( ⚡️QUICK TIPS⚡️ • From warm vanilla beans to fragrant rose petals, any mom would love these aromatic (and easy to make) bath salts. [Read more ➜]( • Thanks to this clever hack, I no longer need to rest and recover after putting the duvet cover back on my duvet. [Read more ➜]( • Feel like your organizing efforts aren’t making an impact? You may be guilty of these 7 forms of organizational self-sabotage. [Read more ➜]( WASH IT WEDNESDAY From Sterilizing To Stain Removal [An image of a bottle of GuardH bleach tablets.]( A popular product among British moms makes a surprisingly good stain remover too. In the UK, Milton Sterilizing Fluid (which is also available in tablet form) is a tried-and-true option for sterilizing baby bottles, breast pumps, toys, etc. Its low concentration of bleach not only kills 99.9% of germs, but apparently makes an effective brightening and stain treatment for white laundry too. One mom shared on Facebook how she was able to lift stains out of her daughter's white shirts by adding 1 part Milton fluid and 3 parts boiling water to a large bowl, then soaking the shirts for 2 hours before running them through a wash cycle. Other moms, or should I say “mums,” were thrilled to hear that a product they already own and love could work wonders for stained laundry too. After hearing this story, I couldn't help but wonder whether there was an equivalent product we could take advantage of across the pond. After looking into it, I think the closest equivalent would be [bleach tablets like these](. You can add one directly to your washer with a load of whites, or pre-soak dingy whites by dissolving a tablet in your sink or a bucket of water. Either way, it sounds a lot more convenient than liquid bleach to me, and more versatile too! BEAUTY Ice Your Way To Beautiful Skin [A photo of Jillee putting ice in a bowl.]( For a simple, no-cost skincare treatment with myriad benefits, look no further than your freezer. Beauty industry and skin experts alike often use cold temperatures to improve skin’s texture and appearance. From pricey “skin icing” treatments (a glorified form of cryotherapy) to tiny fridges for skincare products, there are several options for those looking to incorporate coldness into their skincare routine. But why spend big money on something you can do at home for free? Giving yourself an ice facial (which is a fancy way to say “rubbing an ice cube on your face”) can offer similar benefits to icing an injury, like reduced swelling and inflammation. It can even help your skin better absorb products too. To try an ice facial at home, just grab an ice cube, wrap one end in a cloth to protect your fingers, then gently sweep the ice over your neck and face in an up-and-out motion. After the initial redness has subsided, your constricted capillaries will open up and give your skin a flattering rosy glow. (Pretty cool, right?) JILLEE'S PICK Ballerina Farm [A GIF of an Instagram Reel from Ballerina Farm.]( While I’m sure my Instagram algorithm is aware I live in Utah, it never fails to surprise me when I stumble on an interesting profile of someone who lives in my neck of the woods. This happened quite recently when I learned that the owners of [Ballerina Farm]( ([@ballerinafarm]() are based in Kamas, Utah, a stone’s throw away. Hannah, who runs the account, has a fascinating story—she’s a Juilliard-trained ballerina and beauty queen who, alongside her husband Daniel, left the city behind to start a farm and raise pigs and cattle. The couple now has 6 kids (and one on the way) who are homeschooled and help out around the farm. I spent longer than I care to admit watching Hannah’s Reels about making [butter](, [mozzarella cheese](, [sourdough bread](, and [potatoes au gratin](. It’s easy to idealize farm life and gloss over the tremendous amount of work it requires, but this not-so-little family seems to have it figured out! WHAT IN THE WORLD WIDE WEB Relish The Cosmos In Context [An image from the Astronomy Picture of the Day website.]( A few years ago, my daughter and I were in the Los Angeles area for a colleague’s wedding, and at Britta's suggestion we visited the [Getty Villa]( near Malibu. Despite not knowing a lot about Roman architecture, we both loved it and had a great time! While we didn't need to understand everything we saw at the Villa in order to appreciate it, I find that having some context for what I'm seeing often does enhance my appreciation of beautiful things, which is why I've been loving the [Astronomy Picture of the Day](! Every day, this delightful service from the [Astrophysics Science Division]( at NASA highlights a new astronomical photo with a written explanation from a professional astronomer. From what I’ve read so far, the astronomers do a good job of explaining things plainly while also linking to more information for those who want it. And if one photo per day isn’t satiating your appetite for astronomy, [their photo archive]( goes all the way back to 2015—that’s 7 years of photos to explore. I think I'll bookmark the Astronomy Picture of the Day and make it an educational part of my daily routine! A FEW MORE THINGS... How Does Your Garden Grow? My garden updates are back and I couldn’t be more excited! While our last frost date is still a few weeks away, I’ll be planting peas, lettuces, and other cold-tolerant crops in our raised beds ASAP. According to my trusty [USU Extension gardening checklist](, I should also plan to get any summer blooming bulbs (like begonias or dahlias) in the ground in the next few weeks. May The Fourth Be With You: That’s no moon… that’s May the 4th, better known as Star Wars Day! While fans were the first to popularize today as a Star Wars holiday, Disney’s involvement has seen it grow into a worldwide celebration of galactic proportions. 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