For a very special occasion, a really massive thank you, a seriously huge apology, to show you really, really, really love someone – go directly to Scarlet and Violet
It’s London-only I’m afraid… SORRY… but look please, please post in the comments box the best florist where you are.
Some favourites:
Just promise me you won’t get anything from Bloom& Wild. There is something so wrong about flowers coming through the letterbox…
http://www.fieldgateflowers.co.uk/shop/ are fab for the Milton Keynes and surrounding area, and they do a national courier service too (just ignore the postal flowers bit…. This is a new thing that I hope they ditch soon)
In Edinburgh try Stems. Gorgeous flowers. http://Www.stems.org
http://www.emmawalkerflowers.co.uk for Oxfordshire (and national delivery!) I’ll check out Scarlet and Violet next time I need emergency London flowers :o)
I must confess to ordering waitrose flower delivery and they are really nice
The flowers are always fresh and beautiful and you can add nice extras like good chocolates and champagne
It’s my birthday 13th. Thanks for that! Made me smile! x
I have to speak up for the postal flowers. My elderly grandmother lives three hours away and when she was recovering from an unexpected heart procedure I used Bloom&Wild at the last minute; I didn’t know exactly when she’d be home, and didn’t want to disturb her with a knock at the door at the wrong time. She was surprised and delighted with them. I wouldn’t maybe for a special occasion, but for a last minute thinking of you thing, or for someone with a baby sleeping in the day, (I hate answering the door) they have their place and the service is good and affordable.
http://www.swallowsanddamsons.com in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, are gorgeously bohemian.They are worthy of a follow on instagram @swallowsanddamsons. Get on it !!!
The flower shop in Bishops’ Walk arcade in Cirencester – the one by Tesco’s, seriously unprepossessing – does very lovely bouquets, though I have no idea about delivery. My husband used to bring one home every so often when he worked in Ciren. Sadly no replacement found in Swindon yet ….
The flower stall opposite Iceland at Stroud market on a Saturday is AMAZING, but you need to get there before 10am to get any choice. He’s not there every week at the moment (ie not there last week when I went, dammit).
Also after much trawling I found Sweet Woodruff (sweetwoodruff.ca) in Toronto, Canada, and the recipient said the flowers were as lovely as the pics, which you should just drool over for ten minutes. They deliver round Toronto and are very nice on the phone.
I would also recommend Bloom & Wild https://www.bloomandwild.com/ so great to have flowers that can fit through a postbox and you don’t have to worry about whether people will be in or not.
And! meant to say the flowers (from B&W) have always been fantastic.
Jenny NOOOOOO flowers through the post is so wrong!!!
http://www.vaas.co.uk
Based in Nottingham. Really gorgeous flowers and wreaths at Christmas too.
In Ilkley West Yorkshire head to Erica Berry. She did some amazing mantlepiece thingys for me at Christmas and her wedding flowers make me want to get married again. http://www.ericaberryflowers.co.uk
Libby Ferris flowers in Norwich (although I don’t live there now). This is all just in time for Valentine’s Day- hope your husband reads your blog.
The Gluttonous Gardener does glorious boxes of “things” e.g. lemon tree and bottle of gin, or this delish looking Moroccan Mint Tea box with a pot of mint and tea glasses – https://www.glut.co.uk/products/the-moroccan-mint-tea-crate. Just a nice step away from flowers that will die within the week, you can have some fun with these lovely things for a similar price.
Thanks Kristy this is such a lovely idea
Amsterdam: Pompon
Quince flowers Brighton – they are lovely – flowers and the owner. They did my wedding flowers (and my sisters wedding flowers) so I am biased, but also do beautiful bouquets that are long lasting.
http://www.quincebrighton.com
Mad Lilies in Banstead, Surrey – the most gorgeous flowers https://www.madlilies.co.uk
Wow, beautiful. I adore http://flowersbypassion.com. Tucked away near Bath, but will courier across the UK.
Like Nicky said above, I can’t recommend Swallows and Damsons in Sheffield enough. Her arrangements are just so dreamy and beautiful!
Love this thread! For those in S.London highly recommend http://www.ultraviolet-flowers.net/ .. really high quality, unusual .. beautiful flowers and arrangements
also .. as it’s that time of the year when we are in ‘flower dearth’ .. have had great service (and beautiful scented flowers) from http://www.scillyflowers.co.uk/
In Hastings Shimizu is fab, run buy a lovely woman who was born in Japan and and learnt the trade from her Grandfather before training in UK. http://www.shimizuflowers.com/
Also love the idea of Freddie’s Flowers if I could afford it, a £20 per week subscription service for gorgeous flowers.
http://www.freddiesflowers.com/