On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 08:39:22 +0000, Kay Easton
wrote:

In article , Dave
writes
is there any thing i can use to stop the water in the flower vases
from freezing at a grave. All the solutions Ive thoiught of would
kill the flowers. Thanks in advance Dave

Sugar? ISTR that's why parsnips get sweeter after a frost.

But you will also have to make sure that whatever you're putting in the
flower vase isn't going to be affected by the frost - ie if the water in
the vase freezes, then so will the water in the flowers themselves.
So really its not worth buying cut flowers in the winter then, trouble
is they wont allow me to use artificial flowers. Problem is I always
promised my late wife that I would always have flowers at her grave,
so I suppose its just a case of buying them more often in the winter.
Problem with the water freezing though is that I cant remove the dead
flowers,as the water is frozen, doesnt affect the vases though as they
are metal.