Recut the stems and add water daily. Style 2: Wild Beauty. Courtesy of Farmgirl Flowers. ... While the vase is empty, arrange a large leaf around the inside of the container to conceal the stems.

“If you want to have some leaves on the stem, certainly don’t have any foliage under the water line as this will rot.” Next, “trim the base of the stems before you put them in your vase”.

I take leaves from Senecio varieties with silvery foliage such as Dusty Miller or the aptly named Angel Wings — the latter has the most capacious leaves, but both have a gorgeous frosted feel.

The bud vases were scattered around the perimeter. Mr. Spitzmiller paused when he spotted something on a hosta leaf. “There are some holes from bugs here — that makes it real.

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