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How do I take care of my valentine bouquet or gift plant?
Cut flower care: If they come prearranged, keep topping off the water and remove any blooms and stems as they pass their prime. It may be necessary to rearrange the flowers as the week goes on. A bunch of cut flowers from the florist or grocery store allows you to design your own arrangement.
Usually cut flowers come with a packet of floral food/preservative, which helps to prevent bacteria from growing in the vase. Don t throw it out with the wrappings. This should be mixed per directions and used to fill a clean vase. The cut flowers should immediately be put in a bucket or sink of cool water. If it is going to be awhile before you get to arrange them, cut the stems before putting them in water.
Author: Ruffin Beckwith
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It started out as an idea about living internationally for a month, but for Ponte Vedra Beach’s Ruffin Beckwith it soon morphed into taking a full year to circle the globe. The PGA Tour retiree planned to start his trip in Africa.
“I wanted to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania …. So a loose routing emerged: Africa first, then north to Europe, east to Asia, across the South Pacific to South America, and north through the Americas to home …
“I decided to leave on my 64th birthday and return on my 65th … Little did I know it would be the closest thing to having a full-time job since I had a full-time job. Little did I know it would be so much fun. And little did I know it would result in an amazing and diverse series of life-affirming experiences that would take me to 35 countries.”