Frequently Asked Questions

To achieve maximum vase life for your cut flowers, follow these best practices: Cleanliness is key: Ensure that your vase is clean. If you aren't willing to drink from your vase, neither are your flowers. Use fresh room-temperature water and use the flower food that we include with all of our bouquets. It's all about the water: Change vase water at least every 2-3 days. When you change the vase water, cut the bottom inch or so off of your flower stems using clean, sharp scissors or snips. Placement matters: Keep your flowers out of direct sunlight, away from heating/cooling vents and drafts. Don't leave your blooms in a hot car or in the elements. Keep them away from fruits and vegetables, which produce ethylene gas that can cause premature aging of your flowers. Feed your blooms: Use the floral food packet that we include with all sales to ensure that your flowers are fed. Remove spent blooms: Some flowers last longer than others, this is normal. Remove wilted blooms from the bouquet daily. Our blooms are not treated with pesticides and can be composted. Despite our best efforts, sometimes flowers don't last as long as we hope. Please reach out to us if you have any questions or concerns so we can troubleshoot together.

When cared for, cut flowers typically last for 5-10 days. However, individual types of flowers can last anywhere from three days to three weeks! Flowers like dahlias, while beautiful, normally last 3-6 days in a bouquet. Flowers like statice and strawflowers can be dried and last for up to a year. When we build our market bouquets, most of the flowers we include should last 5-10 days. We will often include some spectacular flowers such as dahlias that will fade and be removed from the bouquet after a few days so the other flowers can shine. If you find that your bouquet doesn't last as long as we expect, please contact us. We appreciate an opportunity to troubleshoot with you and ensure you are satisfied with our product.

We sell our flowers at the Osage Beach Farmer's Market on Saturdays from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. The market typically runs from May-early September, although we don't expect to have saleable flowers until late May (Memorial Day Weekend is typical). Our attendance is determined primarily by flower availability and weather. If there is excessive wind or lightening or severe weather, the market will be canceled. Please check our Facebook page for specific updates. Osage Beach Farmers Market is located at the front of the Osage Beach Outlet Mall, in the First Bank of the Lake parking lot. The address is 4558 Osage Beach Pkwy., Osage Beach, MO 65065