Summer Bouquet Sessions : Week 1 : Flower Hill Farm
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- Hi Flower Friends! It's Nicole from Flower Hill Farm- today I am making my Summer Member bouquets! Let's kick things off with Week 1!
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Hi Nicole, I have used hydrangeas in almost all my wedding customer’s bouquets. Fresh cut, set in quick dip then cold water/room temp bucket to hydrate overnight. I mist water on the blooms too.
When I am designing, fresh cut, dip in alum. (It is a pickling spice found in any grocery store.) Then place in a vase or bucket. They do not droop at the church!
Thanks for this great tip, Michele!
I also use alum after I cut the stems vertically. Always works!
I could watch you for hours just making bouquets from all the gorgeous flowers you have harvested. More of these 45 minute videos please. Makes my day brighter.
I don’t know what is more delightful, your stunning bouquets or you. Either way, what a blast and a treat to get to “hang” with you while you work. I learn a ton and get totally inspired by you. Rock on! ❤️
This method also works to re-hydrate wilted hydrangea.... I have been a florist for more than 35 years, I have friends who have rehydrated hydrangea from the Rose Parade, tried and true! Happy hydrangea, happy customers. Also, NEVER place hydrangea into floral foam, vase of water, with floral preservative is best. Also can dip stems into powdered alum before placing stem into vase.
The alum works wonderfully!
Thank you for this great information! How much you put alum to water or how does it work?
@@MaMari68 you can put in water or dip ( sugar coat the stems ) my preference 💗
Don’t be afraid of hydrangeas! I promise, alum works! I can get them to live for 10 days when I cut, dip in alum and change the water ever other day.
I use hydrangeas often in my arrangements and have learned that it’s important to cut blooms when all of the little flowers are completely opened. If the bloom is slightly immature at the time it is cut, it can have a tendency to wilt. I also cut the stems on an angle and then another cut up the stem, use quick dip and then hydrate for at least several hours. I hope you find success with them, yours are gorgeous!
We hydrate Hydrangeas by submerging the whole head in cool water and letting them sit for about an hour. It is the only flower that we do this with and it works great.
I choose your video this morning over my usual gardenanswer. That says a lot about how much I enjoy your videos. I hope you can get more subscribers so you can make lots of money to spend on your new nursery!!!!!!
Are you also watching Jenny at Gardening With Creekside?
She's so real, just like Nicole.
Sooo pretty. I worked as a florist for years. We used to say we were “picking the lilies’ noses” when we pulled off the anthers. 😁
All those looked like $40 bouquets. At the minimum $75 here in Southern California. Was a joy watching you make these Nicole.
I don't think even the last customer will be disappointed. They're all heavenly. 😇
Nicole - you are an amazing woman! Love your energy and humor. Life is not perfect but you sure add some good vibes into this world! Thank you for that and thank you for the Beautiful FLOWERS you grow.
Yes!!!❤
Oh my gosh. 45 minutes of Nicole making bouquets? IS IT CHRISTMAS?🥳💐
Love your channel, your gardens and you infectious energy! Thanks for being so wonderful!
You have the most amazing personality and your porch looks fabulous, I would sleep out there, surrounded by flowers. You are a joy to watch flower 🌼 lady! We can't get enough of watching your videos, your enthusiasm is incredible ❤
Just wanted to say a huge Congratulations on 50k + subscribers to your channel! You've done so well, keep up the great work and vids 👌🏻
P. S You can also soak hydys flower down in cool water to bring them back to life 😊
This video is why I'm on year three as a CSA member!! There is an incredible vase full of happiness in my house right now...so much so...its coming on the drive to vacation (5hrs) with me on Saturday. #sorrynotsorry #dirtylily #csa #coralsforlife💐💜💐💜
You make the most beautiful bouquets I’ve ever seen!!! I love how you build them so intuitively!!
One more great tip, if your lilies get pollen dropped on the petals, use a bent pipe cleaner to dust the pollen off....also if you get lily pollen on your clothes, don't brush it away with your hand, it will just grind it into the fabric.... instead use scotch tape to lift it off the surface of the material....mucho better!
Nicole, check out last video Serina (You Can’t Eat The Grass) did with her bouquets. She showed Ian how to make a large paper wrap for her $40 bouquets. She uses two folded sheets, staples them together and wraps the bouquets. The flowers show up beautifully in a huge display of color. You don’t have to buy larger sheets. 😊💕
which video?
I usually watch flower youtube blogs and it's not my husband's cup of tea. However this time he made a comment "that lady is very talented!" So your colour combinations look great Nicole!
So beautiful, I wish I lived closer to participate in your CSA!!
It‘s a great day if Nicole drops 2 Videos within 24 h. You safe my soul, craving for garden work , since I am still most of the day in bed, 12 days after being tested positive.
Such beautiful singing,as I said earlier I could live on ur songs whole day ,and ur hyedrangeas are out of this world,anybody would be glad to have them ,do share when u make bouquets for mkt and next sat🤗🤗🌟
Hydrangea are the only flower that is capable of absorbing water into its petals directly.
Gladiolus - trying to get some for 90th Birthday for my mother-in-laws party on 8/20. I would love to buy some on 8/18 - is there any chance? (I'm coming from VA to Syracuse)
I heard with hydrangeas you can submerge the entire blooms completely under water in a bath and weight them down for a short while. Then they really hydrate! Like in a bath. I haven’t tried it yet but I got it from a good source..
Hi Nicole, your flowers are super amazing!! I was a wedding florist working out of my home for 20 years. In Southern California I would go to Los Angeles flower mart for my fresh flowers. My hydrangeas came from Holland and were very expensive. What I would do was soak the whole flower head onto a big tub of water overnight. The flower heads actually hydrate through the blooms. Try it, it really makes them crunchy fresh. Love ❤️ your
Vlog!!!
I love how every bouquet is your favorite! It would be mine too. They are so beautiful.
You are one of my favorite youtubers! I know you have very busy days with your nursery and farm and all your other plans, but your bouquet making videos are a highlight in my week and i love seeing what you come up with!
Use Alum or quick drip for your hydrangeas.
You are an absolute JOY to watch. You are a beautiful, positive and kind person. I watch your videos for hours. Thank you for all your magnificent videos!!!!!
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Everything is so lovely! Random, but I was listening to a back episode (episode 164) of the Flower Podcast with guest Felicia Alvarez who is a rose grower. She also talked about pest management including various thrip tips😜 and I thought of you.
I watched you put together flower bouquets for 40 minutes and I enjoyed it so much. Beautiful flowers and you are tons of fun. Your customers will love them.! 🌺🌻🌸🌼
Alum is the magic for Hydrangea ! Mine last at least a week.. staring at some now for over a week 😜💗🕊💪🌺
Love your videos and information! I binge watch you like a good Netflix documentary! I'm trying to find any videos of you specifically about what type of lilies you plant...do you have one?
Welp... after watching some Michael Gaffney, it made me think of this video and I came to tell you about alum. Buuuutt I see you've been told about it. Hope you give it a shot next year and have great luck with them!!!!
Every time you make a bouquet I say that’s my favorite. So they are all my favorite. Lol!!
Holy moly! Those bouquets are gorgeous! Lucky CSA members!
Every time I think I love that bouquet the next one is my favourite... all of your bouq's are so beautiful Nicole. xx
I really miss these videos 🥲 so sad that there isn’t videos from your flower farm this year! I know you have a lot to do with the nursery, and now in top, the los of a dear family member ( R.I.P grandpa ❤) my hope is, that you get staff to the nursery and you return to your beautiful farm and the videos starts again ❤🙏😍
U have lost so much weight 🤗🥰💃💃
I would love to see where u recommend buying gladiolas ! I haven’t found a glad bulb supplier for my flower farm yet!! ❤
Hey Nicole please show the hydrangea patch.... I'm dying to see how it looks 💕💕💕✨✨✨✨
WOW! A smorgasbord of form & color! Your gardens sure are producing! And the speed with which you're able to produce those beautiful & interesting bouquets for your CSA members left me breathless. Lovely singing voice too!
I’m not much of a gardener (yet) but I cut my hydrangeas all summer and they stay fresh looking for over a week if I add an aspirin and a tsp or so of sugar to my water. Something in the aspirin allows the sugar to be absorbed better. 😊
Remove all the leaves from the hydrangea. I think that’s the key. Tipton and Hurst florists say that.
Oh, Nicole, you're sending so much love to your customers with those flowers! The green lizzy is stunning😍!!!! Happy that the camera held out!!!!
I strip all of the leaves off to hydrate the blooms and not the leaves. Also can slightly crush the stem ends to help with water intake
The BEST way to hydrate hydrangeas for success....
Cut in the morning....cool weather
Place flower heads, head down in a sink full of cool/room temperature water...let soak at least 30 minutes, can be for several hours
Fill a bucket with hot tap water
Recut stem, place stem down in hot water (head up out of water)
Let water cool to room temperature.... overnight is perfect
Place flower stems into fresh bucket of water with floral preservative
Place bucket of flowers directly into cooler to harden up 35 to 40 degrees
THANK YOU!!!
It makes me cringe when you break the top of the gladioli 😂 but the bouquets are gorgeous.
Wow, they are all beautiful! So nice to see close ups of the flowers and all the amazing transformations a bouquet can have by adding just one more flower.
Very fortunate CSA customers. All the bouquets are beautiful.
I love these bouquet making sessions. So therapeutic 😌
We say SHERBERT here on the west coast of BC-at least everyone I know :) haha
One thing I found out was Hydrangeas do better if you mash the bottom of stem with a hammer ( gently ) to open it up to more absorption
Do you try to stick to a certain number of flowers in a bouquet?
Can we take a moment to appreciate your calves?!!?! Holy moly girl...are you a runner? A bike rider? Secrets please 🙏
I’m a farmer 💕💐🤣
I would be happy with any one of those. I have so many favourites.
You have a beautiful singing voice❤️
Woo hoo! Love your videos Nicole🌸 xx Cathi xx 😘
dip fresh cut hydrangea stems in alum
you keep saying my name, but i can't come get them :*(
Wow those bouquets are magnificent.
Bought 5 corms of Glad from dollar store for 2.50(Can) and they are gorgeous like any other big store corms🤩
Nicole, The flowers are stunning!
You sound like a Cinderella movie
So I just went to the Ball appreciation day and got to meet Dave Dowling. Anyway specifically asked him the question about picking hydrangeas. He said to wait until the petals feel like paper. If they still feel wet at all they will wilt. I just picked some of my own 4 days ago and they look great
Gosh I wish I lived close I wanna make those bouquets 😍😍😍😍I need to put in a cut flower garden move over perinneals
posies i love and phlox holly hock
Hey Nicole, I love your hydrangeas such a beautiful colour. I use Alum when I pick my stems and they stay plump and hydrated. I believe it is a pickling powder and found widely. Lindsey X
I do the same!
How much alum do you put in your bucket of water?
Dip the fresh cut stems in the dry alum powder.... don't mix it in the water...use fresh flower food in your water, you can purchase packets of flower food from your local flower growers or florist
@@flowershopdazejennybehling2615 perfect so just dip the stem in the powder and then put in your bucket of water? Thank you for your help!
Completely agree! ALUM is the best for hydrangeas!
Grew Mrs. Burns citrus lemon basil because who doesn't love Fruity Pebbles?! And you're right! People LOVE it. :)
Oh my word! Your CSA Members are all going to be Happy Campers! Not one of those bouquets as a last choice would be sad. I kept saying "Oh that's my favourite!" with each and every one you put together! LOL Girl you need a Personal Asst. A "Go-Fer."It is amazing how you switch gears for all of the different tasks at hand. That is a gift -and a curse. It can lead to anxiety. Always take time to decompress!! Much Love. Peace.
Gorgeous stuff! Try cardinal and blue spice basil's. Amazing aromas but the blue spice can wilt a bit.🧡
love all the different bouquet designs and it makes for good video content but wouldn't it be easier if you made one prototype and then just whipped them out. Much faster when you're a chicken with no head 🐔
Where do you get your buckets?
Watch Northlawn Flower Farm: She has several ways in her video for preventing hydrangea blooms to wilt.
I sooo enjoyed watching this video. Gorgeous bouquets. Loved the singing as well...always do! So much fun to watch, Nicole.
It is exciting to watch your videos and see what I will learn from you. I have a question about your Pro Cut sunflowers; how much space did you allow between your seeds? I have grown pro-cut sunflowers for several years but always had to contend with wild domestic rabbits eating them (there is a long story about them ~ Some other time!). This year the rabbit problem is gone. I used my garden seeder and it dropped multiple seeds (4-5) and needed to thin them.
How does alum work on hydrangeas?
I have no idea how it actually works, but the alum keeps the end of the hydrangea stem open so it will take in as much water as possible. Sometimes when hydrangeas are cut, a sticky liquid comes out which blocks the water. Alum eliminates this so the stem stays open.
Nicole, a few years back I picked up flowers for a wedding. The florist recommended two ideas to keep hydrangeas hydrated, (1) she said when we got home, to submerge the heads into water (2) she said to add alum to the vase water (see the above attachment). Love, love you channel!! So looking forward to your nursery remodel (can you believe it, you have a nursery!) 👏
I’ve seen florists split the hydrangea stem and dip it in alum (pickling spice).
Amazingly beautiful pretty lady ❤️I love you , you make me happy looking at those flowers !
The sound effects. 😆😂
You sound like Meg Ryan in the restaurant scene of "When Harry Met Sally." 😂
Such beautiness and you created it!
Seeing those Ruby hydrangeas make me think I need that in my hydrangea collection. Such a pretty color. And I learned from your friends here about using alum to preserve the cut blooms.
Your bouquets are so pretty! I loved all of mine from your spring CSA!
Soooo happy for you and the family with your new business adventures!! Congrats and best wishes from another 🌸 flower lover.💐🌻🌼
I found that cutting a half inch slice into the stem really made the dif in how long my lace hydrangeas last - a good 7 days - unless they are in 30+deg Celsius temps. I have also recently read that using older flowers will make them last longer so I will try that on the next batch of hot 30deg days which starts this weekend. I like using the lace hydrangeas to prop up the heads of any larger, droopy sunflowers.
Love!! My favorite is watching you make bouquets in real time like this... I know it might seem long and drawn out to you, but I think a lot of us would agree we love it! The thought process is a big part of creating and I learn so much every time I watch you! You should take a poll and see what the people prefer, time lapse vs. real time!! 😘
Also I checked out the hydrangea tips from Farmgirlflowers IG like you suggested and they're awesome! I will try the crushed tip for sure. The things that have worked well so far for me for at least a 10 day vase life is 1. Daily water change 2. Slice one inch up the stem and 3. Using a mature bloom is key! I think she left that tip out. Brand new fresh blooms are very prone to wilt. Try to find one with a brown-ish stem vs. green! I can't believe how well it works, I used to think hydrangeas were the worst!! 😅
Hi Nicole, so recently I saw an example of the hot bath. What I did recently as an experiment and my hydrangeas lasted 6 days in the vase! I have tried it a couple times and 6 days was the longest and there were occasions where 1 started to wilt after like day 2 or 3. Probably sounds crazy but it really worked....So here are the instructions..... 10 seconds really hot water, 10 seconds cold, 10 seconds really hot again and then into their vase with cold water and add a few ice cubes into the vase. Try it and tell me how yours turns out. I seriously couldn't believe it! Oh and one more add is to make sure to of course cut the stem diagonal and right before the treatment. Good Luck!
A slow paced video, with your gorgeous flowers, and beautiful singing voice. I feel so relaxed now. Thanks.
Ooooh my gosh ! All of your bouquets are beautiful as always but girl that pink and purple one , ohh 😍😍😍💐 , totally me !
Love your flowers! I don't know why but I prefer rudbeckia over sunflowers. Just love the double rudbeckia.
My tips for cutting hydrangeas
Hydrangeas take up water thro their leaves so one thing you can do is:
Dip the whole head in cool water.
Thing 2:
Alum powder. This can be found in most grocery stores in the spices (it’s a common pickling spice.) Give your hydrangeas a fresh cut and dip them in alum powder to assist the xylem in the stems for better water absorption.
Thing 3:
Dip your stems in boiling water than let set in really hot water for 20 minutes.
That was very enjoyable watching you make bouquets
Pastel ,Unicorn, Lisa Frank Picture 🌸🌈🌻🦄🧡 Omg ! We are kindred spirits 😊🥰🙂😃🥹
Gooorjuss 😍 hydrangeas make great focal bases to a bouquet where you thread other flowers down thru the hydrangea. Some customers may just love to buy a bunch of hydrangeas without other flowers, I love them on their own. Love love love 🌸🌹🌻🌼
As others have already commented use the pickling spice Alum & hot water -harvest first thing in morning -never will be wilted again ! White Picket Flower Farm !
Your bouquets are the best and you are a joy to watch. You have such love for your your flowers and your customers.
Please share where you got your phlox from. I've bought purple or blue perennial phlox from several different places and I always end up with just more pink :( I have several clients who prefer purple so I need more purple options
I heard with hydrangeas you can submerge the entire blooms completely under water in a bath and weight them down for a short while. Then they really hydrate! Like in a bath. I haven’t tried it yet but I got it from a good source..
I heard with hydrangeas you can submerge the entire blooms completely under water in a bath and weight them down for a short while. Then they really hydrate! Like in a bath. I haven’t tried it yet but I got it from a good source..