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On the most romantic day of the year, you don't want her to be pricked by a thorn

Nothing will kill the mood more than a prick in the finger. Keep her hands safe by dethorning your Valentine's Day buds with a simple florist tool.

Rose Thorn Stripper Product Information:

What's better than a bouquet of home-grown roses? Home-grown roses without the thorns! Professional florists developed this simple tool to make quick work of removing thorns and leaves without tearing the stems. The Rose Thorn Stripper has a spring-loaded design that makes it easy and quick to use. A must have for the home rose gardener; you'll wonder how you did without it.

• Stainless Steel
• Quick action spring
• Returns tool to open position after stripping
• Rust resistant

Breakout the florist shears for this batty centerpiece

We love it when crafty folks use real flowers to add a touch of class to a table or centerpiece. Halloween is one of the holidays where you can go all out with creepy decor or tone it down a notch while keeping an eerie yet cool fall vibe. We vote for the latter.

You'll need your thorn and stem stripper for this one. Arranging orange and gold tinted roses never looked so good--you just want to be sure the thorns are gone. Add some batty accents and candles and you're on your way to a simple and pretty Halloween centerpiece.





Photo from wedding flowers and reception ideas

Feature Friday: Heavy Duty By-Pass Pruner

A heavy-duty pruning tool for fantastic florists and serious hobbyists alike.

7" Heavy Duty By-Pass Pruner:

• By-pass blade action provides clean, sharp cut for pruning.
• Ratchet action for extra cutting power for thick branches.
• Heavy duty ratchet opens wider than 7” pruner.
• Professional grade florist tool.

Manufacturer: Clauss

Summer flowers help you in a pinch

Summer is full of fun celebrations from graduations and weddings to birthdays and barbecues, but sometimes an event can sneak up on you. That's where summer flowers come in.

• Hosting family this summer? Help add warmth to your guest room with an arrangement of summery hydrangeas. ** Don't forget your floral knife for trimming stems and cutting flowers down to size**

• Why not organize a welcome barbecue for some new neighbors on the block? You can hand out tiny potted flowers as a gift to the new neighbors.

• Know someone who is feeling under the weather? Brighten their day with some fresh blooms.

From left: Sunflower; Purple Cone Flower; Daylily; Hydrangea

Don't forget Mother's Day May 10

From flowers to tasty treats and edible options, Moms everywhere deserve to be recognized May 10 for all they do that often goes overlooked.

• Classic bouquets are are pretty and a nice surprise for Moms who adore all kinds of florals. You can use a stem cutter to snip the bottom stems to help the flowers keep longer. 

• For Moms allergic to flowers, why not send something edible? Fruit and cookie bouquets are pretty AND tasty. It's fun and original.
• You can never go wrong with treating mom to a day or R&R at a spa.

Bonsai fever

We know Bonsai lovers are supremely knowledgeable about selecting the right bonsai shears to trim and primp their trees.

Check out the product details for these shears from Clauss.

• Long shanks, short length of cut
• Perfect for bonsai and cutting in hard-to-reach places
• Fine, sharp tips and edges
• Soft, flexible, oversized red and white bows
• Professional quality
• Right or Left handed
• 8 inches

Now take a look at these unusual bonsai formations...

Spring gardens in full bloom

Spring flowers add a touch of character to any garden. So all of you green thumbs out there get to work and add a little spring time cheer to the great outdoors.

Before you tackle a garden full of flowers, remember your pruning shears.

Our favorite spring blooms:

• Tulips
• Daffodils
• Hyacinths
• Lilac
• Zinnia
• Orchid
• Peony

Make your Valentine's posies last

There are some tricks of the trade to help make flowers last. Especially this Valentine's Day, if you receive flowers as a gesture of love or friendship, it would be nice to help the pretty posies stay around longer.

• Use great hardware - Using a clean vase is important in order to eliminate bacteria or fungi which can harm flowers

• Remove lower leaves from the stems of your flowers so they are not submerged in vase water.

• Recut flowers under water using a stem cutter or scissors (this is to make sure no air gets in the stems)
• A recipe for plant "food":
  • Mix one part LEMON LIME soda with three parts water (do not use diet sodas or colas -- too much acid and sugar). Add 1/4 tsp of household bleach per quart of mixture to keep solution clear

Don't get pricked by a rose on Feb. 14

More than 189 million roses are sold on Valentine's Day annually. That' a lot of beauty and a lot of thorns.

Have home-grown roses to give? Even better.

Spare your fingertips and the fingertips of those receiving the pretty floral pieces this year by using a rose thorn stripper. That's right. This tool was developed by professional florists to quickly remove thorns and leaves without tearing delicate stems.

Rose color meaning

• Red - romantic love
• White - purity and innocence
• Pink - appreciation
• Yellow - friendship
• Orange - Desire
• Thornless Rose - Love at First Sight

Think flowers with an updated twist for Valentine's Day

People either love it or they hate it. They herald Valentine's Day as a time for celebrating love or condemn it as a Hallmark holiday. Either way, when Cupid's arrow strikes, flowers are often involved. Lots of flowers.

This Valentine's Day (It is less than a month away), you can try to get crafty by putting together your own sweet arrangement for that special someone. You know, using rose thorn strippers, florist knives--the whole nine.

If your thumb is not so green, you can go with a nontraditional floral gift to show someone you care.

• Pick a striking arrangement in a color other than red or pink. A monochromatic vase full of sky blue, indigo and royal blue flowers is breathtaking.

• Hand out a rose to a complete stranger to show them you care

• Buy a bouquet of someone's birth flower

• Fill a brand new crystal vase with colored stones and a single orchid