Floristry help/enamel jugs

You could line with Celaphane or a bag vase then definitly will not leak. so the Celaphane comes up at the edge of the jug.

Perhaps it's just that the water wouldn't be safe to drink from the jugs (chemicals/paint etc). Could you 'test' one?

I would test it but line it with plastic just in case. Doesn't need alot of water in on the day. Maybe a little tupperware type pot in the bottom of each with an inch or so of water. Will be enough for one day.

Get a glass or a plastic beaker type thing, put in bottom of the jug and fill water, then put the stems of the flowers into this. Much easier than trying to line with plastic!

Hi - yes, they do leak with water in them. Sometimes the enamel hasn't welded together properly at the seams underneath and it can seep through so they are mainly for artificial flowers or decorative purposes. You could line it as mentioned with thick plastic - cut up some of those thick garden refuse bags and add just enough water to cover the stems. If you use floral foam, you would still need to line it first as foam soaks up a lot of water and the weight of the foam when wet would also leak through the bottom.

Thanks ATB - why didn't I think of this! So obvious! lol I will try this I think!

Thanks for your ideas ladies, I seem to be struggling with really simple common sense at the moment!

Hi,

You could put plastic beakers inside them which would hold water or use the gel balls which hold water

Lynne

Hi,

You could put plastic beakers inside them which would hold water or use the gel balls which hold water

Lynne