That is indeed the question! Pulling the guard petals off of flowers, notably roses, does make the bloom look more perfect--because you're removing the blemished petal that's really on there to guard the reproductive parts. However, removing petals, thorns, or any part of the flower, opens up a hole, which allows bacteria and air to get in. It's like you having a cut on your skin. Most of the time, that cut will heal. But sometimes, it gets infected. In the flowers' case, an infection means shorter life. And most times, significantly shorter life. So do you want your rose to look perfect when you present it to your special person and you don't care how long it holds up, or do you want it to last longer? We leave all guard petals on, unless the customer specifically asks for them to be removed. It takes some getting used to, and we constantly explain to folks why we do it-- but in unofficial tests conducted in our back room-- the roses left au natural do last longer. And that's reason enough for us.

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