standing easel funeral sprays

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Help!!! I've been getting quite a few orders for standing funeral sprays lately. How can I keep my standing sprays from wilting and standing upright for at least 2-3 days? (FYI... the target market for these types of arrangements in my area is the Asian community. Customers typically request that the sprays be delivered 2-3 days prior to the funeral). I've found that the Oasis dries out at about the second day, causing some of the flowers to wilt, and OUCH... not so good for my business.

I've tried searching other posts in answer to my question, and many have suggested using plastic bags to cover the Oasis. Are there any specific bags that are used, and how do I go about properly placing this bag so that it'll hold the dripping water and keep the Oasis moist? Any advice???
 
I use poly bags for all my easel and casket spray work.

The poly bags may buy you some time, but it isn't the answer to your dilemma. Make sure you soak your Oasis overnight. This will ensure your block is completely saturated.

You could go to the funeral home everyday and add some water and replace wilted flowers there; or after each night's viewing, take the easels back to the shop and freshen them up with more water and new flowers. However, this doesn't seem profitable though.

Try staying with the traditional funeral flowers. Mums, carns, glads, etc. These flower were traditionally used when floral sprays (sprays placed on easels with no water) used at funerals. Funeral visitations back in the 30's and later normally held for two days.

I am not sure but JH or some other company may have some sort of easel container with a resevoir.

Joe
 
On the topic of Standing Sprays. . . . .

Does anyone use the Wooden Easels?
Do you use them on Large Sprays only?
 
BamaE4U said:
Does anyone use the Wooden Easels?
Do you use them on Large Sprays only?
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Yes, we do use on large sprays...$175.00 and up. We use to use a local (builder) for our wooden ealse which in turn sold to Basch & Skimmer...opps...
Skinner, but not they found someone else to make them.. Joe, you use pollybags...I can't believe it !
Anyway, families love the wooden easels, at least in Southern Illinions.
 
sweetscented said:
Yes, we do use on large sprays...$175.00 and up. We use to use a local (builder) for our wooden ealse which in turn sold to Basch & Skimmer...opps...
Skinner, but not they found someone else to make them.. Joe, you use pollybags...I can't believe it !
Anyway, families love the wooden easels, at least in Southern Illinions.
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Yes, I place a saturated block of Oasis inside a polyethylene corsage bag for all my casket sprays as well as for easels.
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It helps retain water by retarding evaporation of the block. It also helps keep water inside and next to the block of Oasis.

Joe
 
standing spray

I too have seen an increase in orders for these. The bag idea is an old trick that may buy you a day. Even with proper care these are not for 2-3-4 days out. I have only 1 of my 6 Funeral Homes that care enough to try to help prolong these. They take them at night to the garage, lay them flat and drown it with water, then take in back in the next morning. I have also priced it 20% extra for replacing any flowers just before the service. I doubt if this helps, but it is what I try to do.

Steph
 
Your wholesaler will have polyethylene corsage bags. Not celophane. In the past, I have asked for poly bags and received celophane bags, because the wholesale salesperson thought I needed them for corsage work. Specify poly bags only.

For easels, I leave the open end - open-. then place the Oasis filled poly bag in the easel cage.

For Casket sprays I gather the edges of the open end together roll them over and staple it closed.


Here is a tip for easel work.

If you don't wire the easel cage to the easel, which we never do, take a Hyacinth stake, break it off and wire the stick to the easel.

You place the stick across the two front legs, just a couple inches above the bottom of the easel cage. The stick acts as a support and keeps your easel cage from falling into the gap between the two front legs. It also keeps it from moving around while arranging.

joe
 
Joe, why don't you wire the cage to the easel? Thanks for the idea about the hyacinth stick.:hug:
 
It is easier to deliver for both us and the funeral directors.

The funeral director only takes the cages to the cemetary and the easels stay at the funeral home. Then I can pick them up and recycle them. :)

joe
 
Thanks, Joe, for the quick response. Our FDs want everything wired so that they don't have to worry about the spray falling off the easel. In our area, the sprays are transported from the mortuary, sometimes to a church, and then to the gravesite. If there is a portion of the service to be conducted at the gravesite, the standing sprays are displayed on their easels with any funeral baskets positioned in front of the easels.
 
HI Connie:

Our FDs take them from the funeral home, to churches and then to cemetaries. Out of the 5 FDs (10 FHs) not one of them ever requested the cage be wired to the easel.

Interesting how FD's differ

joe
 
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