| Choosing the right flowers for every
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| | for the flowers which they then reinvest
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| occasion
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| | in their communities. So one purchase
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| Sending Flowers to the Love of your Life
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| | brings a smile to more than the face of
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| - Top Tips for Getting it Right
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| | your beloved.
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| Flowers are such a great gift for every
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| | Do the Celeb route
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| occasion, but so easy to get wrong, and
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| | There is a growing army of celebrity
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| pretty easy to get right. Here's our
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| | florists, and their work is getting to be
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| hints and tips, do's and don'ts, to avoid
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| | available to a wider audience, thanks to
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| the cold shoulder and putting yourself
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| | the power of the internet. If you're in
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| back into the doghouse. Firstly, what not
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| | the UK or NYC, then you can have flowers
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| to do.
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| | from Jane Packer, who was the florist of
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| Don't buy flowers at the garage or the
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| | choice when Prince Andrew got married.
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| supermarket.
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| | Although we wouldn't hold that against
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| Especially not the cheap, reduced to
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| | her.
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| clear ones, and particularly ones that
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| | Like designer clothing, there are several
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| have bright blue flowers in them. I mean
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| | layers of choice even with the celebrity
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| come on, have you ever seen Mother Nature
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| | florist. You can get the bespoke or
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| produce anything that colour? With cheap
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| | couture version from the shop, or the off
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| flowers, you may almost be better off not
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| | the peg version from the online presence,
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| bothering at all. It may well not be the
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| | with prices to match.
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| thought that counts.
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| | If you're in the US, you could choose
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| If budget is top of mind, then how about
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| | flowers from that high-priestess of home
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| picking some wild flowers instead? If you
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| | style, Martha Stewart. The thing to
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| do go with the garage version then our
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| | remember when you choose the celeb route
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| top tip is buy two bunches, take them out
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| | is that they have a lot invested in
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| the wrappings and rewrap them. If you're
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| | making sure their standards are
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| at a garage in the UK, buy the Financial
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| | maintained, so you should always get
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| Times, as that salmon pink newsprint
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| | quality flowers and interesting bouquets.
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| makes a pretty funky wrapping paper, and
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| | And if you don't, then complain. They
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| will transform even the saddest looking
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| | definitely want to keep their good name!
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| set of flowers into something beautiful.
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| | Do it for Longer
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| And if you do choose something from the
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| | Instead of buying a bouquet, buy the
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| garage, bear in mind our next tip too!
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| | living plant, so it goes on growing and
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| Don't be mean.
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| | blooming for as long as its well looked
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| It's the equivalent of the quarter pound
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| | after. If your wife or girlfriend has a
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| box of chocolates. Buy the most stylish
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| | favourite flower, then buy her it is a
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| bunch you can afford, or buy more of a
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| | plant if it will grow where you live.
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| cheaper flower.
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| | Roses grow pretty much anywhere, and
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| You'd be amazed at how stunning masses of
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| | there are so many varieties that you are
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| something simple like daffodils are
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| | bound to find something she'd love. You
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| together, and often in the spring you'll
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| | could choose buy name, or perhaps by the
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| get 3 bunches for £1. So for less than
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| | name, something that means something to
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| the cost of a pint of beer in London, you
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| | her or the two of you. You might even
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| could get 9 bunches, which will look
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| | find one in her name or, if you are
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| spectacular.
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| | feeling a bit flush, you can even get a
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| Don't assume flowers are just for the
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| | new variety of rose named after her, if
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| girls.
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| | you have £800 spare.
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| For any ladies hunting down tips for
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| | David Austin, one of the most
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| their other halves, we're talking to you!
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| | well-established growers in the world,
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| If you choose the right version then the
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| | have a number of roses with women's names
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| man in your life could be very surprised
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| | including Ellen, Charlotte and Amelia,
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| and secretly pleased to receive some
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| | and even Sweet Juliet. Their roses are
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| great looking blooms. Although probably
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| | available in both the UK and the USA, and
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| best not to send them to his workplace.
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| | in the UK they also do spectacular hand
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| So bearing all that in mind, here's what
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| | tied bouquets featuring their beautiful
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| to do.
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| | roses.
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| Do it with style
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| | Do It Differently
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| If you're the type who avoids sending red
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| | Don't send flowers at all! Try a bouquet
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| roses because they just seem such a
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| | of helium balloons. They're cute, and
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| cliché, don't think the romantic gesture
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| | will probably bring a smile to their
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| is beyond you. Most florists have moved
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| | face. They're best for everyday
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| into the 21st century and can offer
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| | occasions, like just saying "I'm thinking
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| stunning modern bouquets with no sign of
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| | of you" or "Get well soon", rather than
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| red roses or gypsophilia. Don't be afraid
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| | the big romantic occasions.
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| to tell them what you want to avoid, as
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| | Do it Big
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| well as what you think your other half
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| | Send a whole tree. This is lovely to
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| might like.
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| | celebrate the birth of your child,
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| Do It Yourself
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| | something else to watch grow, but less
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| Well, not so much you as the love of your
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| | likely to wake you up at unsociable
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| life. If they fancy themselves as a world
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| | hours. Or perhaps you could choose one
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| class florist, then get them a box of
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| | for your 5th or 6th wedding anniversary,
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| flowers from a wholesalers and let them
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| | depending on whether you are following
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| unleash their creative talents.
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| | the traditional or modern gift list.
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| If you're in the London area, then make
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| | If you don't want the hassle of taking
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| an early morning trip to the legendary
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| | care of a tree, and worrying about where
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| New Covent Garden Flower Market, and buy
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| | the roots are going to go, then buy a
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| in a bucket load. Most stalls have done
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| | tree that someone else looks after, such
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| the bulk of their business by 6am, but
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| | through the Woodland Trust in the UK or
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| you'll find some great places for a bacon
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| | the Arbor Day Foundation in the USA.
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| sandwich to restore you afterwards. Most
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| | Do it Regularly
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| big cities have wholesale markets and
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| | You could choose a gift subscription of
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| most are open to the early-rising public.
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| | flowers, delivered on a regular basis to
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| Do Choose Unusual Flowers
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| | your loved one. You get brownie points
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| If you're not going for quantity, then go
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| | every time one turns up, but have only
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| for quality, and unusual ones at that.
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| | had to think about it once.
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| Whether you are shopping online or at the
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| | You could choose this for something like
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| florists, if it's something you've not
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| | a big birthday ending in one of those
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| seen before and it takes your fancy, then
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| | zeros, and send one for every decade
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| that will add to the surprise when your
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| | throughout the year. Alternatively, it
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| beloved receives it.
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| | would work really well as a wedding
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| Do Choose Local, Seasonal Flowers
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| | anniversary gift, particularly for your
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| This is almost the contradiction of the
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| | 4th wedding anniversary which is flowers
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| previous tip, but if you're living with
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| | on the traditional gift list, or for a
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| your own green goddess, then this will
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| | bigger anniversary and apply the one for
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| probably be a very positive thing to do
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| | each decade rule.
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| in her eyes. Many flowers are flown
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| | Do Good
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| thousands of miles, having been
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| | When ordering online, there are now a
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| intensively grown in far off places.
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| | number of florists either wholly or
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| Whilst you might not get tropical blooms,
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| | partially owned by charities, or who make
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| you'll get sustainably grown flowers that
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| | a significant donation to a good cause.
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| will probably last longer as they will be
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| | Like buying Fair Trade flowers, this
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| fresher, and you'll be contributing to
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| | makes everyone feel good, and you could
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| your local economy.
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| | also find one that is linked to a charity
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| Do It Fairly
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| | close to your beloved's heart, from
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| Just to contradict that point, the other
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| | cancer research to animal welfare.
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| green route is to choose Fair Trade
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| | Do it today Even if it's a bunch of
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| flowers. There are now available from a
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| | daisies from the hedgerow, its better to
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| number of florists, both on and offline.
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| | do it than put it off until tomorrow.
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| Fair Trade offers a better deal for the
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| | Life is too short, and every day looks
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| flower growers, giving them a fair price
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| | better with flowers.
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