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Longevity
7–14 days
Natural staying power with regular care
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Care guide
How to keep flowers fresh:
a simple guide
to flower care
Every arrangement we make is gathered at dawn from living seasonal blooms. Follow these simple notes from the florist and your flowers will keep their beauty for 7 to 14 days.
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Hydration
Chrysal oasis
Antibacterial water-holding eco foam
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Format
No fuss with a vase
The woven basket is ready to furnish a room
The Botanical Care Atelier • Palm Coast
How a handmade arrangement is made to last
Caring for flowers in a woven basket
The basket is our signature format. Our head florists have secured every stem into specialized oasis foam saturated with premium Chrysal® botanical nutrients. No vase search, stem recutting, or daily water changes are ever required. A mindful, gentle top-up is all that nature asks.
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Hydration
How often should I water the basket?
Every 1–2 days, gently part blooms at the heart of the basket and pour half a cup of cool, purified water. The sponge absorbs instantaneously without leaks.
Frequency: every 24–48h
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Sanctuary
Where should I put the flowers?
Protect from intense Florida midday sun, breezy drafts, and direct A/C vents. English garden roses flourish best in a balanced climate of 64–70 °F.
Optimal Climate: 64–70 °F (18–21 °C)
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Purity
Why keep flowers away from fruit?
Display away from fruit bowls containing ripe bananas, pears, or apples. Natural ethylene gas accelerates petal aging and prematurely dims floral vibrancy.
Ethylene-free placement
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Atmosphere
Should I mist the flowers?
Mist aromatic eucalyptus branches and decorative greens with a fine aerosol spray bottle. Avoid leaving heavy droplets inside delicate unfolded peony and rose buds.
Technique: Ultra-fine mist
Atelier Signature
Florist’s Rule
«A woven basket shields the flowers from swings in temperature and holds the shape of even the most delicate garden roses.»
The foam is already saturated with Chrysal® floral preservative prior to dispatch
A timeline of care
A simple routine for every day
Two minutes a day keeps the arrangement full for up to two weeks
Day 1 • Unpacking
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First meeting
Free the basket from its shipping wrap. It arrives fully arranged and ready for the spot you have in mind. Touch the foam to judge how damp it is.
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Keep it out of the direct airflow from the AC
Day 3–5 • In bloom
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Topping up moisture
Part the blooms in the center and pour in about half a cup of cold filtered water in a thin stream. Mist the tips of the eucalyptus with a fine cloud of water.
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Check the foam with your finger
Day 7+ • Second life
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A second life, and decor
Gently remove the petals of spent blooms to give the buds beside them room. Eucalyptus branches keep their scent once dried, and the basket stays on in the house.
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The woven basket stays on as home decor
Questions guests ask
Answers to the finer points
Every detail is thought through, so the flowers bring nothing but pleasure
A handmade THE BOUQUET basket is a piece of decor in its own right. Once the flowers are over, simply lift out the liner with the foam. The willow basket is lovely for linens, bathroom accessories, fresh baking, perfume bottles, or a sunny picnic on Flagler Beach.
The surest and gentlest way is to touch the surface of the floral oasis between the stems at the base. If the foam feels dry, pour in about half a cup of cold filtered water, slowly. If it feels damp and cool, leave it a day - standing water does more harm than good.
Please don't pull the stems out. Every bloom was cut to length by hand at a precise angle and set firmly into the foam. Lifting a flower leaves an air pocket, and that stem can never drink properly again. The ribbons and the weave are part of the whole picture.
Every variety opens on its own clock - garden peonies and ranunculus take their own time. Simply snip the faded bloom off at the base with scissors, without tugging the stem out of the foam. The rest of the arrangement keeps both its looks and its strength.
Studio florist
Florist and founder of THE BOUQUET
Something wrong with your arrangement, or a question?
Every stem is alive and one of a kind. If the blooms behave unexpectedly in the Florida humidity, if you need advice about a particular flower, or you'd like to talk through an arrangement - write to me through the form. Every guest of the studio matters to us.
Ask the florist
Describe how the flowers look and the florist will tell you how to help them