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New season British peonies in this week's posy

Are cut flowers sustainable? It's now common for us to ask where our food comes from and supermarkets make a point of sourcing British meat and vegetables and telling us about it. So what about where our flowers come from? The cut flower industry in the UK consists of close to 90% imported flowers and just over 10% British. It didn't use to be like this. In the 1970s there was a flourishing (geddit!) British flower scene but, over the following decades, large scale, automated production in Holland and further afield led to most British growers being outcompeted. Recently, there has been a movement of small-scale growers and more established large-scale family-run nurseries, found often in the 'South Holland' region of East Anglia, to reignite the passion and pride there once was for British...

Lily of the Valley Lily of the Valley, otherwise known as Our Lady's Tears, May bells, and glovewort. An absolute gem in the woodlands at this time of year and easy to grow in the garden if you have a shady spot. You'll find a stem tucked into each posy this week so you can enjoy it's beautiful fragrance.We've also got Solomon's seal for the first time this season which is an unusual ornamental plant that is also shade-loving. To liven things up we have added flame coloured crown tulips and ranunculus from Lincolnshire.

Lilac Sun's out, lilac's out! So lovely to have it back in bloom. It only flowers for about three weeks at the start of Spring so enjoy it while it lasts. Lilac symbolizes first love and its sweet fragrance is used in perfumes and in aromatherapy for relaxation and to improve low moods.  We are a small online e-business. Up till now, we have been focused on the local area, but I'm pleased to say we are starting to offer a UK-mainland delivery service for our posies using a Tracked 24 delivery service. We have also been accepted onto the Not On The High Street website this week and so we are looking forward to exciting times. What's in the 100%...

What is the best flower subscription service? Well, of course, it does depend somewhat on what is most important to you. There have been a number of 'best of' lists released about flower subscriptions and they tend to have many categories to choose from such as 'best value', 'best letterbox', 'best ethical', 'best next day'...  Arena flowers has come up top of a number of lists as best ethical or socially conscious flower company. They plant mangrove seedlings for each bouquet they sell and they buy from Fairtrade farms to source a lot of their flowers. They have produced a sustainability report that demonstrates they are looking into closed loop systems and considering every aspect of the flower journey to make...