Dakota Gardener: Cut flower care

With Valentine’s day right around the corner, Carrie Knutson, NDSU Extension horticulture agent, offers some tips to get the most out of your fresh flower purchase. (NDSU photo)

With Valentine’s day right around the corner, Carrie Knutson, NDSU Extension horticulture agent, offers some tips to get the most out of your fresh flower purchase. (NDSU photo)

Valentine’s Day, I think, has great timing. The colorful displays of candy, cards and of course, cut flowers provide much-needed color for our eyes. It is the cut flowers that really catch my eye and it’s hard to resist bringing some home. You can do a few things to get the most out of your fresh flower purchase.First, we should probably remember that it is a flower’s natural proce...

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