Sustainability

When you choose MeadowSweet Posies, you’re choosing British-grown flowers, grown with care for the land and thoughtfully packaged to tread lightly on it.

Your flowers are sourced from growers in the South West of England and sometimes Lincolnshire, and by choosing British flowers all year round, you’re helping to avoid the heavy ‘flower miles’ and carbon footprint that come with imported blooms.

In fact, locally grown, seasonal flowers can have up to 90% lower carbon footprint than air-freighted imports. In the winter we include a small amount of dried ingredients, such as ornamental grasses and sea lavender. Very occasionally, if variety is truly limited, we might also include a few non-native stems but, these would account for less than 1% of the annual stems that we use.

The packaging for your posy has been carefully considered: recycled, unbleached cardboard boxes, biofilm stickers, 100% recycled paper, eco flower pouches and eco-friendly flower food. Your British-made glass jar contains up to 60% recycled glass and can be rinsed and reused again and again.

When you order, you’re also helping us support Rewilding Britain, as we donate 1% of our gross annual sales to expand wild spaces across the UK.

Because sustainability matters, we’re working with Southampton University Business School on our reporting, and this is our first Sustainability Report using GRI principles. We are happy to be working with them again for our next report.

If you're interested in sending one of our British flower posies, you can choose a One-off Posy or if you'd prefer a regular delivery, you can choose from our Subscriptions.