Monthly Archives: September 2010

San Francisco Flower Market

Hi There,

I buy my flowers, most of the time, from the San Francisco Flower Market.  I grew up in San Francisco and visited the flower market before I was a florist.  It is a fascinating place to visit.  It is so BIG.  There are two main warehouses know to the florists as the Japanese side and the Italian side.  I just watched a video produced by J TV about a recent visit to the San Francisco Flower Market and want to share it with you.

You will be able to see for yourself just how big the San Francisco Flower Market is.  I have bought flowers from everyone you will see Jay interviewing.  Enjoy your peek at the San Francisco Flower Market.  And, everything they all say about “family” is so true!

How Often to Change Flower Water

Hi There,

I’m often asked how often someone should change the water in a vase arrangement.  The answer is every day!  At a minimum, change the water every other day.  If you really want to make sure your flowers last, give them a fresh cut at the same time you change the water.

If you have a floral arrangement in floral foam, you don’t change the water, instead you add water.  Depending upon the temperature conditions where you are, you may need to add water every day.  The goal is to keep the floral foam saturated because that is what is delivering the water source to the flower.

Flowers need water like we need air!

Flower Arranging Tip – Floral Tape

Hi There,

Floral tape can be purchased through a Floral Supply company or a craft store.  There are two basic types of tape…bowl tape or stem wrap.  The bowl tape is one sided cloth tape that is very sticky and normally comes in green or white in 1/4″ or 1/2″ sizes.  You can also get clear bowl tape, which looks like scotch tape, only in the 1/4″, 1/2″ or 1″ wide sizes.

Stemwrap comes in light green, dark green, white, brown, black or olive .  It doesn’t feel very sticky, and in fact, is only sticky on the underneath side.  It is used primarily for taping flowers that you are wiring for a corsage or boutonniere.  The normal stem wrap comes in 1/2″ size.  However, it is also available in green or white only, in a 1″ size.

I most often use the light green color because it matches the natural stem color of most flowers.   Sometimes I will have a wedding where one of the colors is brown or black…and if that is the case, I will use the brown or black stem wrap to tie into the colors of the wedding.

Depending upon where you are buying your stem wrap, you may not have all the color options above.  You will always be able to find a green color stem wrap though.

 

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