On 24/4/07 13:40, in article ,
"Alistair Macdonald" wrote:

Is there a trick to prevent lilac flowers drooping when they are put into a
flower vase?
Alistair


Give the stems a light bashing at the end or cut a slit in them and remove
the leaves. It's not a copper-bottomed 'recipe' but it usually works for
me.
Here's a useful site for conditioning flowers for arranging:
http://www.thegardener.btinternet.co...ditioning.html
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http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)