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THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday February IS Page 15 Town Gardener- Caring for flowers By TOM VAN Did your husband just bring you a dozen roses Maybe you just decided to treat yourself to some long lasting carnations or just maybe you need to inspire all your guests The reasons will blossom and you want that quet of colour to look fresh and to last Under the best circumstances the life of uncut flowers flowers still on the plant goes like this days for chrysanthemums days for roses days for carnations Now that you know the potential of the flower with proper care you can have cut flowers perform their inherited qualities I think anyone would complain that their roses only lasted 8 days or after two weeks they decided the carna tions are passe However I will always hear of the rose that lost its head or the carnation that would not open so let me clear the air First we should remember longevity isnt the only criteria We want the flower to perform for our senses Once cut in bud expectations of opening fragrance and intense colour those are the pleasures of fresh cut flowers So gang if we expect so much is it too much to give these maidens inwaiting a little in return If you follow a few basic steps success awaits the florist within you Upon their arrival recut the stems on a Green Giant green bean angle If you have roses and tulips do it under water so that air does not creep up the stem and cause the flower head to droop Fill your vase with room temperature water and add only the floral preservative that comes complimentary with flowers Remove all foliage on stems below the water line and take care not to scrape or cut the stem bark If arranging let the flowers stand in the vse for two to four hours before arranging and saturate oasis water with floral preservative Avoid direct sun and hot rooms Keep the flowers away from fluctuating temperatures The cooler you keep them the longer they will last Do not place cut flowers in your refrigerator Different fruits and vegetables emit ethylene gas which will ruin your prize cuts Water represents 90 of flower weight once supplied by roots now supplied by you Change the water every two days and yes recut the stems Warmer room temperature water moves faster through cells and tests show acidified water moves through cut flowers five times faster thus answering misbeliefs about using different concoctions and tales None will out perform local floral preserve which we retailers freely give with your purchase Avoid home made remedies because even though they are helpful they usually contain- elements that will work against your flowers If you have any questions call the Grapevine Hotline or write The Town Gardener Erin NOB Sheridan College offers new fashion course Sheridan Colleges new Fashion Management and Com puter Design Techniques Pro gram which began this month has proven so successful that the next intake quota for September 1991 will increase from 16 to 24 students A oneyear postdiploma pro gram Fashion Management and Computer Design Techniques is the only program in the Ontario college system which has been specifically designed around the use of computers within the fashion industry Sheridans Fashion Manage ment and Computer Design Techniques Program was developed to enhance the skills and career opportunities of students who have successfully completed any postsecondary fashion design program or mature students with a com parable level of industry ex penence and skill In addition to developing computer grading and pattern making skills students also develop valuable skills in small business manage ment human resource manage ment marketing and and production manage ment The students love it said Chair Fashion Arts Rick Hender son The initial response in they are extremely happy with the program For more information please call Co Fashion Management and Computer Design Techniques Sybil Ram prashad at 416 8459430 or write to Sheridan College Faculty of Fashion Media chandising and 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