Environmentally Friendly Vase Cleaning

Using just a few environmentally friendly products will revitalise your vases. Tackling the most stubborn and unsightly stains and tide-marks, bicarbonate of soda, half a lemon and white vinegar can refresh your glassware.

1. Cut a lemon in half

2. Sprinkle bicarbonate of soda on your cut lemon

3. Rub the lemon directly on to your vase and wait about 15-30 minutes

4. rinse your vase with warm water

5. Add a squirt of white vinegar and wipe

6. pour your solution out

Bonus Tip!: re-use this solution by pouring it into another mucky vase

7. Dry your vase and enjoy the brand new look

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Su Whale is a florist and freelance writer with over twenty-five years' experience in the floristry industry. She is the author and publisher of three best-selling books: Cut Flowers, 4th edition (2020) Cut Foliage, 2nd Edition, (2021) and Houseplants (2019), all bookshelf essentials for the professional florist.