While the title may be a bit deceiving, it is quite easy to plan for the unexpected. With the holidays right around the corner, think about how many visitors (family, friends, and neighbors) just pop in unexpected or with VERY little notice.

To refresh your memory on the last time this happened, consider the following:

Phone rings. You answer.

(friend): Hi! Listen… we were just out and about and thought we’d drop by for a few minutes. Are you going to be around?

(you): Sure! That would be great! We’d love to see you! Where are you?

(friend): Oh… about 5 minutes away. We were just out running some errands and thought we would drop in for just a few minutes.

(you): Great! We’ll see you in a few!

You hang up the phone and look around. While your house is in some semblance of order, your holiday decorations might be a little lacking. Enter freeze dried rose petals!

Freeze dried rose petals are perfect decorations for those last minute situations! Freeze dried rose petals can last upwards of 2 years and are easy to set up and clean up! Order them in and keep them in the closet for those ’spur of the moment’ occasions.

Rose petals are a unique, eye-catching, fun, affordable, and festive decoration. Order some today!

No holiday wedding flowers are complete without the addition of fresh or freeze dried rose petals! Rose petals in colors such as red, dark red, cream and white are great complements to bouquets and arrangements of wedding flowers. Consider the following ideas as you prepare to decorate for your holiday weddings or events:

Freeze dried rose petals can be scattered around Christmas trees as additional accents to your traditional decorations. Freeze dried rose petals can last a very long time. They won’t wilt, won’t stain, and are easy to clean up! The use of freeze dried rose petals in everyday home decor is a growing trend that is sure to surprise and delight your wedding guests this holiday season!

Freeze dried rose petals are also ideal for surrounding pillar and other sized candles. The light of the candle adds a glow and warmth indicative of the holidays while the rose petals add a touch of elegance. Again, the longevity of the freeze dried rose petals means that they will look great and hold their color and shape throughout the holidays!

Speaking specifically to wedding decorations, the beautiful and classy touch of lining the aisle with rose petals is not only affordable, but adds significant color and richness to existing wedding decor.

Don’t forget to add fresh or freeze dried rose petals to your list as you plan for your wedding flowers and other holiday decor. Rose petals are the perfect addition to your ‘Winter Wonderland’ wedding!

The Rose Petal Shop specializes in the shipping and procurement of premium fresh cut flowers and rose petals. The majority of these fresh cut wedding flowers are shipped directly to your door in an early blooming stage so as to ensure a safe transit and extremely long-lasting flowers!

Oriental Lilies and Asiatic Lilies are perfect examples of flowers shipped in closed blooms. From time to time (often depending on the weather) these flowers are harvested with very tight blooms which may require additional time to open. Below are some special care tips that can be followed to encourage these blooms to open. These steps are only to be followed if the blooms are not opening after a day or two in water. DO NOT follow these steps if your flowers are opening on their own.

** ONLY FOLLOW THESE STEPS IF YOUR BLOOMS HAVE NOT BEGUN TO OPEN AFTER A DAY OR TWO IN WATER**

Under most circumstances we strongly recommend our customers store flowers in cooler temperatures (we recommend temperatures less than 65 degrees). Cooler temperatures will help the flowers to open slower and last longer.

Warmer temperatures encourage flowers to open faster. Please keep in mind that once flowers are open, there is no reversing the process… they will remain open. ‘Steaming’ Oriental and Asiatic Lilies is a way to encourage these blooms to open by exposing them to warmer temperatures. The steam not only provides a warm atmosphere for these flowers, but also moisture which prevents the flowers from drying out as they are exposed to warmer temperatures.

‘Steaming’ Oriental and Asiatic Lilies:

- Cut the stems about 1 inch up from the bottom and place the flowers in clean water.

- Set the container with the flowers on the bathroom counter (where they will not get wet).

- Close the bathroom door.

- Turn on the shower using only hot water.

- Once the room is sufficiently ’steamed up’, turn off the shower, leave the flowers in the ’steamed up’ bathroom, and shut the door.

- After about 30 minutes, return to the bathroom and steam it up again.

- Repeat this process until the blooms have begun to open.

- Once the flowers have begun to open, set the flowers in a warmer environment (such as on the kitchen counter or dining room table). Again, the warmer temperatures will help these flowers to continue to open.

If you have any questions about caring for your wedding flowers or wholesale flowers, please do not hesitate to contact our customer service department at 1-888-297-3000.