Comments on: How to Properly Remove Rose Thorns

By: Carol

Carol — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:14:37 +0000

Thank you Jennifer!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:47:50 +0000

Sure, Carol!

By: Carol

Carol — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:17:24 +0000

This may be an odd question, but can I quote a few of your lines from this article for a painting that I am doing? The analogy in the painting is “thorns as defense and when our defenses are stripped.

By: Lavonne Tifton

Lavonne Tifton — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:13:42 +0000

You can get Garden Party strippers at Elizabethsfancy.com. About $9. You can find them at several other sites, but be warned, don’t search for “rose” and “stripper” unless you filter your search results. Lots of strippers out there on the net named “Rose” that have nothing to do with flowers. I made that mistake once. I hate stripping roses, because we do so many. Nothing more boring. It’s the only part of my job I don’t like. We use the plastic strippers because they are so fast, and normally when we start opening up boxes of roses, everyone pitches in. Best to hydrate your roses before stripping, but we do all our work on-site and if your are careful, you can strip them out of the box dry then put in water. Best way is to leave wrapped in groups of 25, cut bottoms and put in solution like one mentioned above. Plain water works OK but roses last longer if you use chemicals. Roses will drink water faster if they are warming up so best to do this right after boxes come out of cooler if you are a professional and have a shop. Don’t worry, warm roses drink also. We ask our flower wholesaler to put ice in the boxes of roses when they are shipped (local delivery) so they are cold when we get them. Hydrate 3 hours, then strip. They will be stiff and starting to open. Stripping and bleeding will make them continue this process and they will look great for days.

By: Tracey Inglesby/ Flowersbyfreshcuts.com

Tracey Inglesby/ Flowersbyfreshcuts.com — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:08:33 +0000

Garden Party strippers are hard to find- they are better than anything else I have found. I strip hundreds of roses every week. If you can find Garden Party strippers, buy a few and pass the URL on to us. I paid around $20 for mine a couple of years ago. They do wear out under heavy usage so if you are a professional, buy a few. The plastic grip protects your hand. Never strip then bleed… that’s too slow. Hold the stripper in one hand and don’t set it down until you are finished with 25 or so. Then bleed each rose. Finally, snip all the bottoms again and put in bucket of water ( a few drops of Chlorox of a floral solution helps the flower last longer). Don’t use Chlorox in your solution if it is for wedding florals, just arrangements. Your roses will open up beautifully as stripping helps this process. Good luck.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:06:49 +0000

I am not familiar with that brand – this is the only one I can seem to find, at $14.99:
http://www.amazon.com/ARS-280DT-Rose-Dethorner/dp/B0007LROT2

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:06:07 +0000

I need to purchase a rose dethorner – where can I order some inexpensive tools that will do the job. I purchassed a simple plastic unti years ago froma manufacturer called “Garden Party” but I am unable to locate this item again.