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Article: Tools for cutting flowers.
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- Sunset
- Article date:
- July 1, 1992
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1992 Sunset Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Extending the vase life of garden flowers is a sure way to savor the joy of the harvest. The tools pictured here make cutting and arranging easier, and--with a little extra care, like cutting early and changing the vase water every few days--will help cut flowers last.
CUTTING TOOLS
To cut garden flowers, use sharp shears or pruners. Types that hold a flower after it's cut (top right photograph) let you use one hand to cut a hard-to-reach bloom without mangling the stem. Cut-and-hold shears come in many sizes, with blades from 2 to 8 inches long; cost is $8 to $33.
One mail-order source is A.M. Leonard, Inc.; for a free catalog, call (800) ...