Christmas & New Year delivery schedule

The Holiday period around Christmas and New Year is traditional a busy period in the flower business. You are probably wondering when we can deliver your flowers. You can find the delivery schedule below.

Regions where delivery takes one day (95% of the UK and Ireland):

Tuesday 22 December

Wednesday 23 December

Thursday 24 December

Friday 25 December (NO DELIVERIES)

Tuesday 29 December

Wednesday 30 December

Thursday 31 December

Friday 1 January (NO DELIVERIES)

Regions where delivery takes three days (North of Scotland and some regions in the Irish counties of Sligo and Donegal):

Tuesday 22 December (NO DELIVERIES)

Wednesday 23 December

Thursday 24 December

Friday 25 December (NO DELIVERIES)

Tuesday 29 December (NO DELIVERIES)

Wednesday 30 December

Thursday 31 December

Friday 1 January (NO DELIVERIES)

Starting the 5th of January deliveries are as normal (Tuesdays until Fridays).

Orchid

Orchid
Nearly 260 years ago, exotic orchids were discovered in the forbidding thickets of Central and South America, and later became known in Europe, which started the craze for these exotic flowers, a real "orchidaceous bum."

But to bring orchids into Europe was very difficult. For tuber or sprout of rare orchids paid a fortune. In the tropics were filled expedition. Many collectors have died from the poisonous snakes, hunger, dengue fever and arrows from native Indians.

Do not swim to England, none of the thousands of orchids, caught in the Philippine Islands. Burned the ship, carrying to Europe four thousand orchids from the banks of the Orinoco River.

But there were some good luck. A group of American collectors of orchids, to seek his fortune in the wilds of Southeast Asia about Calcutta, was lucky. Returning from a long and dangerous trip, they did a good business, getting a few orchids 100 000 dollars.

Predatory hunting for orchids led to what many of their species have disappeared. Cost of valuable and rare plants has jumped significantly. If in 1886 the price of rare orchids from Colombia was 150 pounds, then 25 years later this figure had increased tenfold.

Thus, even a "mania" broke out in the XIX century - the cultivation of exotic orchids, but because of the complexity and cost, she did not have significant scale. Not know how to grow orchids. Torn from their homes, or they died in transit, or dries up in greenhouses and greenhouses. Gardeners and growers could not manage to "tame" flowers of the tropics. Success was achieved only after a hundred years.

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Carnation

Carnation (Dianthus) refers to a sort of one-, two-and perennial herbaceous plants of the family cloves. Flowers are beautiful nails with a pleasant smell often solitary or aggregated in inflorescences. There are about 300 species. The most common nail garden or Dutch. Flowers they mostly densely-bath, scented, variegated color (red, pink, yellow and white).

At the beginning of XX century in Russia published a book remarkable promoter of natural sciences, especially botany Nikolai Fedorovich Zolotnitsky - "Flowers in the legends and traditions." A very interesting reference in this book about the nail due to the crusade of St. Louis IX in 1270. Then his troops had been besieged city of Tunis. And then, among the Crusaders broke the terrible plague. People died like flies, and all the efforts of doctors to help them proved futile. Then, Saint Louis, firmly convinced of that nature against any of the poison and the antidote exists, and has, as they say, some knowledge of medicinal herbs, has decided that in a country where so often plagues this terrible illness, is likely to be found and cured its plant. And then his attention was attracted by a small but very bright and beautiful flower that grew in the dry and almost barren soil. Its beautiful color and smell, which reminded him spicy Indian clove, forced him to assume that this is exactly what a plant that could help his army to defeat the terrible disease.

He was ordered to gather as many of these flowers, make them drink liquor, and they fall ill. And - oh, surprise! - Infusion is in many cases, healing, and the plague begins, as if a little weak. Sadly, however, it should be noted that this miracle broth did not help his king, Louis IX, and soon became its latest victim.

Back home, adored their good king Crusaders bring with them to the memory of him and his carnations, which from that time in France is one of the favorite colors. However, its healthfulness, they do not attribute the properties of the plant itself, and the sanctity of Louis IX, because, as you know, shortly thereafter, in 1297 Pope classifies Louis IX of the saint. For the same reason, perhaps, the famous botanist Carl Linnaeus gave it many centuries later, the scientific name of Dianthus (diantus) is connected with the two words "Dios" and "antos", which means "divine flower."

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Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum belongs to the family aster or composite perennials. The generic name chrysanthemum comes from two Greek words: "hoizos" - gold and antemos "- a flower. What is a flower chrysanthemum, in fact, represents a huge number of (sometimes up to 2000 pcs.) Various flowers, collected in one common inflorescence - a basket. Reed, tubular flowers are arranged in one big community drive, is a common bed, protected from the outside wrapping of modified bracts green leaves. The diameter of the inflorescence can reach over 20 cm in form chrysanthemum can be simple, semidouble, terry, flat, hemispheric, curly-haired, beaming, paukovidnymi, filamentous, etc.

Autumn Chrysanthemums are the last chord in the symphony of seasonal colors. Since ancient times they were conquered by its beauty the world.

Fragile flowers very late bar. They survive even under the snow. As soon contribute to heat these jingling icicles, and the flowers will live long and be able to please us with gentle colors and unique fresh greens.

In some of them like petals of frost, while others resemble the leaves of willow, a third - with feathers of birds, a quarter - with a splash of champagne, a fifth - with splashes of lightning, and the flowers themselves resemble the stars and planets.

Last year, the flowers in autumn are cool and attractive, as cool and attractive frost first frost. In the autumn days, when nature becomes poor at the paint, nice to get, give or order delivery to your home.

More than 10 000 varieties of chrysanthemums exists in the world, and incredibly difficult to say with certainty exactly when ancient peoples began to engage in their cultivation. However, images of flowers, archaeologists found fragments of marble and pottery, ornaments of ancient structures in the patterns of Oriental porcelain, and even on coins surviving from ancient times

Homeland chrysanthemums, one of the versions, see China. Residents of Chinese chrysanthemum been known for more than 2000 years ago. Initially there were only yellow chrysanthemums. Later, there were plants with a different color and shape of flowers and inflorescences.

The ninth month of the year by the lunar calendar and the ninth day of this month called the chrysanthemum. It is believed that derailed this day chrysanthemums possess magic power: return youth and health. From chrysanthemum and pine resin are prepared mysterious way, the use of which protects against age.

Chinese women like to decorate the hair this flower is because chrysanthemums symbolize fidelity. In Japan, however it is considered indecent and allowed only the children. In the IV century chrysanthemums were in Japan, which has become their second home.

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Roses

Roses, Rosa (Latin Rosa) - a genus of plants of the family Rosaceae. When and who managed to withdraw from the common wild dog rose so beautiful flower unknown to anyone. No less than four millennia ago - that's all we can say about it.

Since ancient times, beautiful roses were forced to bow all nations, especially in the East. The earliest information about the rose found in ancient Indian legends claim that each person who brought the king rose, can ask him everything he wanted.

But the birthplace of "queen of flowers" is considered Persia (Iran). In Persian rose called Gul. Gulistan - means "rose garden". Since ancient times Persia affectionately called Gyulistanom.

It is believed that the fragrant Persian rose introduced to India in the XVI century ruler Babur, who laid the foundations of the Mughal empire. He devoted much of his life breeding orchards. And his wife's great-grandson - Emperor Jahangir - Jagan Nur (Light of the world) attributed to the opening of rose oil.

According to one ancient legend, rose blushed because of its petals fell a drop of blood from the legs of Aphrodite, ukolovsheysya thorn roses during searches of Adonis.

Brought from the eastern countries in ancient Greece, where a rose was a symbol of love and beauty. The Greeks believed that the roses came from the snow-white foam, which covered the body of the goddess of love Aphrodite, when she came out of the sea after swimming. Rose and was dedicated to this goddess and the god of love Eros.

And in ancient Rome, a rose was dedicated to the goddess Venus. Rose served as a symbol of bravery. The Romans believed that this flower inspires the hearts of courage, and so instead of helmets worn on the soldiers with wreaths of roses and on billboards knocked image roses. On the occasion of the victory they were decorated with pink wreath head the winner, and in homes are often hung over the table branch of roses as a symbol of what the spoken under the rose will forever remain a mystery. Since then, There is the expression "sub diktum Rose" - "I told you a rose," that is in great secrecy. Consequently, what is said must remain secret.

Cult of roses in Rome surpassed all limits. Patricia showered with roses beloved matrons: girls, privorazhivaya favorite, a pink fumigated with incense; patrician bathed in a pink water to keep you young, and gladiators umaschivali body rose oil to be invincible in combat.

History tells us that one of the feasts the guests were so covered with roses, many of them suffocated.

In Christian mythology, the rose embodies compassion, mercy, forgiveness, divine love, martyrdom or victory.
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Narcissus

Narcissus (Tulipa), the genus of herbaceous perennial plant of the family Liliaceae. Bulb ovate, rarely oblong-ovate or rounded-ovate, scarious. The stem is cylindrical, erect, in height from 6 to 50 cm and have 2-6 leaves, ends a brightly colored flower (rarely a few flowers), the drop-down on a sunny day and closing at night and in cloudy weather. Fruit - 3-sided box, the seeds are flat, brownish-yellow. Cross-pollinated. Propagated by seed, in the culture - by seed and daughter bulbs, which are formed in the axils of the mother bulb scales. The genus of about 140 species growing mainly in Southern Europe, Malaya, East and Western Asia, the Soviet Union - 83 species, mostly in Central Asia, some species in the Caucasus, central and southern regions of European part, Siberia.

Cultivars (4000), originating from the wild T., unite in rallying species of T. gesneriaana. They differ in the form of a flower (cup-shaped, cupped, oval, spherical, lily, pionovidnaya, parrot, etc.) and color (all shades of red to almost black, orange, yellow, purple, white, variegated). There are varieties of aromatic and odorless. Duration of flowering of early varieties up to 15 days, late - 25-30 days. Depending on the time of flowering, stem height and shape of the flower varieties T. unite in groups: simple early (Mon Tresor, Ibis), terry early (Master van der Hoof, Murillo) Mendeleev (Ger Greyss, White Sale), Triumph (The Aviator , Algiba), cottage (Kleurenpraht, Orange King), Darwinian (Gladstone, Brittany), briderovskie (Don Pedro), Darwinian hybrids (Bolshoi Theater, parade, artist). The best varieties for distillation - Apricot Beauty, Dix Favorit, Olga, Aureula, virtuosos, etc.

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TV, including some wild species used in ornamental gardening and flower beds for spring rabatok, for cutting and distillation in the winter (see distillation plants). New TV were grown in 16. Turkey. In the early 17 century. brought to the Netherlands, where the breeding and selection of this plant have a mass character. In Russia, known to TV with 1702, but their bulbs are grown from the end of the 19. In the 70's. 20 at. T. cultivated in the Netherlands (the main exporter of onions), Great Britain, France, West Germany, East Germany. In the USSR Culture TV received a large development in connection with the modernization of cities and towns. Commercial cultivation of their focus on the North Caucasus, the Crimea, Central Asia, the Baltics, Moscow.

For T. preferable loamy, humus-rich soil. The bulbs are planted in the ground in autumn (September - November), the plants bloom in May - June.

Tulips

Homeland tulips - Persia. The first mention of them belong to the XI-XII centuries. From Persia, tulip came to Turkey and became there favorite flower. Selection and cultivation of tulips - "Lale" - the inmates involved in harems. Tulips those times were mostly red, low, with thin weak stems. Familiar to us the richness of colors and species tulips got away from their homeland - in Europe. In Europe, tulip bulbs were introduced in 1554 Oge de Byusbekom,. Ambassador Kaiser Ferdinand I of Constantinople. Byusbek brought the tulips in his native Austria in Vienna garden of medicinal plants. Director of the Vienna Garden professor Kluzius interested in this plant. Not only did he himself engaged in the breeding of tulips, but also actively sent seeds and bulbs across Europe. A golden age of tulips. New flowers have appeared in England, France, Holland and Germany and received universal recognition. In the wealthy, a new hobby - collecting tulips. Gardeners worked hard at breeding, their work generously paid. Tulips are great lovers of Cardinal Richelieu, Louis XIV, Voltaire and many other famous personalities. By the way, bluish-purple with a bronze border, sort of "Louis XIV» can be found in the collections of flower growers in our days. No other flower can not "boast" that their honor feast with the demonstration of new varieties! Apogee passion for tulips in Holland reached. Soil and climatic conditions of the country relished tender for Asian semidesert. Noble nobles and wealthy merchants sought to decorate your garden a lush bed of tulips. For new varieties of onions were paid very dearly. And a century after the appearance of tulips in Europe was put black tulip. In honor of this in 1637 in Harlem, flower capital of Holland, was declared a holiday. Nowadays "tyulpanomaniya became distant history, but now the Netherlands ranks first in the world for growing flowers and planting material of tulips.

In Russia, the tulips arrived only in time of Peter I and not from the Central Asian steppes, and from the distant Holland. It is difficult to believe that before the end of XIX century in Russia, the tulips were an exotic, planting material is grown, and is issued from abroad, and admire the current staple in our spring flower beds could only be a very wealthy person.

Strictly speaking, the tulip is no longer a harbinger of spring. In tulips flower shops you can buy from the end of November - distillation technology worked to perfection. But still blooming apple orchard and a flower bed of red tulips under them will always be a symbol of the awakening of nature

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Flowers for girls

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I would like him to have it on the table stood!
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Flowered inflorescences not desirable that a single beautiful flower with thick (moderately) strong petals, it is desirable that bloomed all year round and while it was just a few buds, flowers
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