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Cut flower care instructions

Keep the vase, container or liner filled with fresh water. For great results, you should use floral preservative, if you have one. Combine it with lukewarm water, in the proportion recommended on the case. Although the container has floral foam, you ought to keep the water level high to achieve long lasting flowers.

Verify the water supply immediately upon arrival. Fill a sink or bowl with water, fully place the stems under the water and cut them at a 45° angle using a precision secateur, scissors or knife. Trimming your flower stem ends at a 45 degree angle will guarantee that they have sufficient surface area to receive water and that they don't stand straight on the bottom of the vase.

Wedding flowers

Despite the fact that roses are flowers most commonly associated with the red color, there are some other red flowers such as Sumatra lilies, Orchids and Gerbera daisies for a bride who wishes to add some red blossoms to her big day.

When visiting the wedding florist, look carefully at the products in their display cases. If the items in the display cases look fresh it is usually a good indication that they take pride in providing high quality products.

Sympathy flowers

Sympathy Baskets and Sympathy flowers are typically sent to the mortuary, church or funeral home. Most funeral homes, mortuaries and churches have a wake, viewing or visitation where friends and associates come to pay their respects. Suitable sympathy flower etiquette is to send Sympathy roses or Sympathy plants to the church, mortuary or funeral home by the initial visitation hours.

Specialty arrangements such as bibles and crosses, are Proper for delivery to the funeral home, church or mortuary. Specialty arrangements are displayed on a stand and make stunning presentation.

Upcoming Holidays

• Father's Day - Sunday, June 17th, 2012

Delivery Information

Weekend Delivery: Deliveries are available in most cities on Sundays in the US if products were ordered by 11am in the time zone of the recipient. If they cannot arrange delivery on Sunday and time permits they will try to arrange your products delivery on Saturday, including birthdays and anniversaries. If Saturday and Sunday are not available, then your order will be scheduled for Monday and they will inform you of the rescheduling. You will be contacted first before rescheduling a birthday or anniversary gift for Monday.

Delivery Times: All delivery times are 9am-5pm daily for orders going to a business, 6pm for orders to a hotel, hospital, or residence, and 2pm for orders going to a high school. During holidays such as Valentine's Day and Mother's Day their florists have longer opening times and delivery is 8am-8pm. Disclaimer: Delivery times are shown only as a guide!

Hospitals in Ottumwa

Ottumwa Shoe Hosp & Bootery, 320 Richmond Ave

Nursing Homes in Ottumwa

Regional Retirement Living Incorporated, 1 Pennsylvania Pl

Funeral Homes in Ottumwa

Reece, Will - Reece Funeral Home, 607 E 2nd St
Robertson-Jay Funeral Home, 220 N Court St
Johnson Funeral Chapel, 408 Church St
Shrine-Memories Funeral Home, 3002 N Court St

ZIP codes in Ottumwa

52501;