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Happy Mother's Day to all you Magnificent Mum's

This Sunday,  3rd April is Mother's Day in the UK.  It is the celebrated annual occasion when children pay respect to their mother's.  Often by bestowing them with a gift and a card, and as Mothering Sunday occurs during spring, a present of spring flowers is often a popular choice - presented as an expression of gratitude for all their kindness, love, affection and attention that they have exhibited throughout the past year. 

In the UK,  Mothering Sunday or Mother's Day (as it is widely known) has been celebrated on the fourth Sunday of lent - 40 days before Easter.  This is why the date of Mother's Day changes each year.  Originally a day to honour Mary, the mother of Christ and then becoming more traditional during the time when the wealthy employed the poor (specifically poor children) as servants,  who lived in quarters in their employee’s homes - it was  a day dedicated to celebrating Mother's by their children especially those who returned to their families from working away.  Since these times it has become the special day to celebrate and to show gratitude and acknowledgment to our Mother's.

Mother's Day is celebrated in many countries around the world and at different times of the year, but when and wherever it occurs, the meaning is the same...

To commemorate our marvelous mum's!

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Our March twitter winner, Saint Patrick's Day and Mother's Day

Congratulations to our  Twitter;  #randomfollower March competition winner - Vicki,  who has won a bespoke Clare Florist hand-tied bouquet.  Here is what she had to say upon recieving her flowers: 

'These are the BEAUTIFUL flowers that I won from ClareFlorist! Aren't they gorgeous, guys?! They asked me what colours I like and my favourite flowers so they could personalise it for me. I was so speechless though that I just said 'UHHH, I like purples, pinks, yellows and iris'! Not very helpful but they came up trumps! Thanks you so much! xxxx'

 

Thank's Vicki,  the team here are so pleased that you like them!

 

Irish eyes will be  smiling today - Thursday 17th March is St. Patrick's Day!

We'd like to send our best wishes to all of our friends from Ireland on their special day. Click on the green shamrock to see Saint Patrick's Day on our Special Dates page.

 

 

Mother's Day in the UK is on Sunday 3rd April this year.  Mother's Day or Mothering Sunday is the time when children pay respect to their Mothers – often by presenting them with a card and a gift and as the day falls during spring,  a gift of Spring Flowers is often given;  by way of a thank you for all their love,  attention,  kindness and affection that they have shown throughout the year. 

So there is still plenty of time for you to order your magnificent Mum some fabulous fresh flowers from our gorgeous Mother's Day Flowers collection.  

 

 

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Are Flowers Relevant?

I like to browse through flower related compositions,  blogs and web sites,  searching for articles of interest to digest and comment  on.  There is so much information available to us,  that at times it can be a bit overwhelming.  Whether looking for information on floristry, flower meanings,  flower delivery, the latest designs of flower bouquets or flower trends, there is sure to be plenty of articles of interest to satisfy the keenest of flower enthusiasts. 

Here is a short list of some of the best informative blogs and sites I have come across that I would like to share with you: 

Recommended Blogs to follow, read, peruse and enjoy:

1. Planet Flowers Blog
2. Simply Flowers Blog
3. Gardeners World Blog
4. Frary's Fresh Flowers Blog
5. Only Flora Blog

Wonderful Websites for you to look at:

1. About Flowers
2. Garden Guides
3. Flower Experts
4. The BBC - Nature - Flowers
5. Floral Craft Resource

And so,  Are flowers still relevant?

Of course they are!  We all love flowers and the feelings that they evoke,  their shapes,  colours and scents,  the way that flowers are used for so many occasions and celebrations,  to say thank you and sorry. To commiserate and show sympathy and to congratulate.  Flowers today are as popular as they ever have been and these wonderfully inspirational blogs,  articles and web sites just go to show that the spirit and the powers of flowers is blooming. 

I hope you find them as interesting and enjoyable to read as I have.

 

 

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