What does the word flower 'posy' mean?

Posies are dainty bunches of flowers, often given as gifts. In the 15th century they were called 'nosegays' and their fragrance was used to disguise bad body odours! The exchanging of posies, also known as 'tussie-mussies', was very popular in Victorian times and flower ingredients were chosen carefully to symbolise heart-felt feelings. When suitors were too shy to say their feelings out loud, the flowers would do the talking!

MeadowSweet loves celebrating nature and we love flowers that make our souls sing. Quite the opposite of the imported, dyed flowers you find at the supermarket or the faux flowers of Instagram archways and flower walls. 

We love flowers that follow the seasons and keep us grounded. We arrange flowers for people that love being around real flowers, not show-offy ones to impress the Joneses.

Our lovely customers get to know our posies, studying their ingredients, textures, enjoying their fragrance, and embracing the odd quirky stem! Our Friday posies come with an Information Sheet to explain what each ingredient is and where in the UK it has been grown.

We do love our signature posies and we hope you will too! Try us out by ordering a single posy for our Thursday or Friday service with free UK Mainland delivery or start a subscription with us for a regular delivery of British-grown seasonal flowers.