something very rewarding about bringing flowers in from the garden and into your home flowers that you grew one of my favorites is this Asiatic lily because it's so easy to grow and you get these multiple blooms on a stem and they come in a wide range of colors orange yellow pink white all colors in between but there are few tips you're going to want to keep in mind if you want to use them as a cut flower when I bring them in one of the first things I do is that clip out these little anthers you see that's where the pollen is produced and you don't want this pollen to get on your clothes or your fabrics another thing I do is I never place the foliage in the water in other words you want to make sure that any of the leaves on the stem are above the water level you see this keeps bacteria from building up in the water makes your flowers last longer often just strip all of the leaves off gives the arrangement a sleek and more modern look the other thing you want to do if you want your flower arrangement to last a long time is to recut the bottom of the Sims everyday and add fresh water your flowers will appreciate it next spring plant some Asiatic lilies in your garden and when you bring them inside for a beautiful flower arrangement follow a few these tips