With spring in the air, blooms and buds are starting to appear and open, so the choice of flowers for creating your own display from your garden, or buying a lovely bunch in the shops, has also blossomed.
Giving colour, scent and visual happiness, flowers in your home are an instant 'pick me up' for many people, but it is then rather disappointing, although inevitable, when your blooms start to fade and die.
But there are some ingenious ways you can make your cut flowers last longer, and it's not one of those fiddly flower food sachets that come with bought flowers that are difficult to open and usually end up partially on the kitchen table, down the side of the vase or all over your fingers.
