Flowers Are Girls, So Watch Their Diet

"If a plant has fruits, flowers or vegetables, it's a girl and it's diet must contain a great deal of phosphorus and potash, and only a minimal amount of nitrogen," according to Master Gardner Jerry Baker. He says that using a water soluble plant food mixed at half the recommended rate with 1/2 oz. of luiquid dish soap per gallon of water once every 2 weeks does the trick. 

In May and mid-July, sprinkle Epsom salts onto the flower beds at a rate of 1/4 cup per 2' circle. Always feed before noon.

The worst thing you can do to a flower is to let her spend herself and wilt on the stem. Flowers are born to bloom and bring beauty. Cut them earl in the morning and place them in a vase that has 1 tbsp. of clear corn syrup and a pinch of chlorox bleach added to it. This will keep them center stage for days and sometimes even a week or two or longer.