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  Hope you all had a busy weekend and kudos to those of you opting out of Mother's Day and doing weddings - you have nerves of steel! - with all the complications of imported products recently it certainly has not been without challenges! The consensus is that many consumers left Mother's Day to the very last minute - most florists receiving a flurry of orders late in the week or even at the weekend. Many large shops putting the brakes on with in answerphone messages, banners on websites and social media posts. Seems many consumers 'simply forgot' too much...

Watch Helen as she shows you the gorgeous Lisianthus imported from a sustainable grower in Israel! Products in the video available below: Buy Lisianthus Buy Pro2 

Watch Helen as shows you one of BritishFlowersDirects best sellers, the British grown Tulip pre-mixes! Tulip pre-mixes available: Buy Harlequin Pre-Mix Buy Sorbet Pre-Mix

Helen recently has been on another mission to spread joy through flowers, what else?! The world certainly needs some love right now and our thoughts of with all of those affected by the current invasion of Ukraine. To help raise donations currently being taken at the local shopping centre, Helen created a memorial heart. Take a look below to see the display in action! On her travels, she dropped into home from home care homes and donated a whole load of Daffodils to be distributed throughout their 10 Lincolnshire care homes. Tonic health in Spalding also received a few bundles...

Watch Helen as she explains the benefits and how to use mail order flower boxes. The boxes are FSC approved board only and don't require any tape or glue to create!  They are available in packs of 20: x20 subscription boxes