If I buy it in the store, I re-cut the stems when I get the parsley home and place it in a glass of water in the refrigerator. Works pretty well for me generally. ~ Raven..... who had a splendid dinner and evening last night with CH'ers Cameron Begg and Karen Fryer and their son Gavin! Santa Fe, NM http://members.tripod.com/~Raven_Moon