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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.

I have a sort-of feeling that sugar actually raises the freezing-point
of the solution. Or ice-cream would be a bit of a no-no.

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.

Something like winter-flowering viburnum? Mine's a mass of small pink
fragrant flowers just now.

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