Last minute gifts with Flowwow

No matter how organised I am for Christmas, I always need a last minute gift for someone and whether you want to send flowers, a candle, a plant, a cake or maybe even a stuffed toy, you can find everything you need using Flowwow.

Flowwow is described as being a handy service that opens the path to 11,000 unique local florists and pastry shops, craft brands and businesses and the best part is that many of them offer a same-day delivery service for thousands of customers from all over the world.

I was recently given the opportunity to try Flowwow myself and who doesn't want to send flowers to themselves? I decided I wanted something that had a Christmas theme - bold reds, greens with a surprise thrown in. So having searched through hundreds of bouquets if all shapes and sizes, I settled on Radiant Reds.

As you can see, Radiant Reds is absolutely stunning and the bouquet is made up of Red Roses, Eucalyptus and other decorate greens but the stand out is quite clearly the red roses which are just so vibrantly red they really have the wow factor.

Flowwow operates in over 1,000 cities worldwide, allowing you to surprise your loved ones from any part of the world and to use the site, whether via an app or desktop, it could not be anymore simple. To start you need to type in your city, or that closest to you or where you wish to send your delivery and the site will then narrow down all of the options available to you, then you simply make your decision and send your chosen item to its recipient. Once your item is listed for delivery, you get updates via Flowwow about your pending delivery, including the scheduled time of arrival and the name of the courier - of course mine had been expected to arrive during a particularly nasty rain storm, so I was worried they might not survive the journey, but as you can see, they absolutely did and perfectly so.

Prices of bouquets and other items with Flowwow are really competitively priced and considering you can send something the same day, I actually think it is a remarkable service, giving no excuse for forgetting important events like an Anniversary, Valentines Day or a Birthday.

You can read more about Flowwow and all they have to offer right here.

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Fabulous Acts of Self Care You Deserve This Spring

Spring is such a beautiful time of the year, filled with the promise of sunshine, the excitement that comes with a changing season, the opportunity to spend more time outdoors in warmer weather and later nights. Most of us look forward to this time every year but rarely do we get a chance to fully enjoy it.

If you are hard at work, still fighting off the end of seasonal blues, and keen to get cracking on a spring clean, you might need to remind yourself to add a little self-care to your schedule. You certainly deserve it, and spring offers plenty of opportunities to treat yourself.

Buy Yourself Flowers

Buying yourself flowers is the ultimate treat. We so often wait for other people to buy them for us, which makes buying them for ourselves strangely empowering. It also means that you’ll get a bouquet that you really love, instead of what someone else thinks you should love. Order same day flowers for a quick treat whenever you need a pick me up.

Enjoy a Lazy Lounge in the Garden

One of the best things about warmer weather and longer days is that we can spend more time outdoors. If you’ve got a garden, spend a day (or at least an hour) relaxing in the garden. Open a bottle of wine after work and read a book in the sunshine.

Plant Some Bulbs

Planting takes some effort, but it’s work that yields results, and once they bloom your flowers will always put a big smile on your face.

Check on Your Allergies

Hay fever is common at this time of the year. Before your symptoms get worse, make sure you’ve got the right antihistamines. Don’t let hay fever ruin your enjoyment of the season. If over the counter drugs aren’t working, visit your doctor, or try some home remedies.

Go for a Nature Walk

A walk outdoors in the spring is a wonderful treat. Head out into nature and take in all of the changes that are happening around you. Enjoy the sounds, smells, and scenery, and treat yourself to a gorgeous springtime picnic.

Eat Outdoors

Food always seems to taste better when it’s eaten outside. Enjoy picnics, eat outside when you go to restaurants, and enjoy BBQs at home. Even eating your normal lunchtime sandwich outside can feel like a big treat if you are usually stuck indoors all day.

Enjoy a Digital Detox

Warmer weather and more time outdoors is the perfect excuse to spend less time online, which can be great for your mental health. In the winter, when we’re indoors, we often reach for our phones and spend hours on social media because we have nothing else to do. It can be a hard habit to break out of, but you’ll find it much easier in warm weather.

Make the Most of Seasonal Recipes

We tend to eat better when it’s warm, ditching comfort food for summery salads and healthier treats. Try new things, treat your tastebuds, and made the most of local seasonal produce. Try to practice a little self-care every day. Doing something for yourself because you can. Even a small act of self-love can improve your mood, reduce your stress levels, and help you to get more enjoyment out of the season.

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Infini Roses - The Real Roses which last a year

I absolutely love having fresh flowers at home, they brighten up the smallest of places and create the most amazing natural fragrances but the downside is, at best they only last for 7-10 days maximum. Some of my favourite flowers I choose for the scent - Sunflowers, Peonies and Roses for example, everything I grow in the garden alongside various tomato plants, another scent I just adore. The downside to flowers as well as how long they last is the cost, it can become quite an expensive to keep buying flowers, so what if I said there was a box of roses that you could purchase that could last an entire year? 

Infini Roses are a UK based retailer which specialise in real roses that last a whole year. All of their roses are picked at the point of perfection and naturally preserved to last for at least one year. 

At INFINI, we value quality and design above all else. Our team works passionately to provide unique and trending floral products without compromise. We also know that time is precious, so we made shopping simple. With an extensive range of styles and colours, you are bound to find what you need all in one place.

I was given the chance to try some of these roses for myself and with over 20 different shades of rose to choose from, the hardest part was that decision. In the end, I opted for the Classic Cube Box in black and it contains 9 real roses. Each rose undergoes an intricate and eco-friendly process to preserve the quality and beauty of the petals while living much longer than your average high street rose. I opted for the Aqua Marine shade of rose and it is just so stunning, as soon as I opened the package I was wowed by how vibrant the blue is against the black box.

With prices starting at £79 for a box collection, prices rise depending upon what it is you are looking for and likewise the boxes and roses are available in different sizes, shapes, finishes and with it comes the ability to ship worldwide.

I have had my roses for just under 2 weeks and given the heat we have just had, they have kept their shape, they haven't drooped or faded either, they look just fantastic. If like me you are not too green fingered and like easy flowers, then these Infini Roses are perfect because you don't need to trim the bottom, you don't need to water them, your only challenge is to keep them out of direct sunlight and high humidity.

These roses are just absolutely stunning and make such an incredible gift and if you love roses as much as I do, they also save you a whole lot of money over the year!

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Mothers Day with Blossoming Gifts

Mothers Day is fast approaching and my mum, like everyone, loves flowers. Every mothers day, from myself an the mister, she is sent a bunch of flowers, something she always knows is coming, because like her, I am a creature of habit and something I enjoy sending, more so because she lives over 200 miles away and I get to see her about once a year.

I introduced you all to Blossoming Gifts just before Valentines Day and I am delighted to be working with them again to promote their Mothers Day Flowers which has an amazing selection to choose from with bouquets containing Roses, Freesia, Lillies, Chrysanthemums, Germini and daisies to name just a few flowers and there is an amazing selection of potted plants with the Pink Orchid being just stunning. I chose something a little bit different to review by way of Pink Tulips, a flower which smells just incredible and the delightful pastel pink coloured flower just caught my eye.

The flowers arrived beautifully packaged inside a cardboard box to ensure their delivery to me did not damage them and inside the box, once opened, the smell was just amazing, incredibly fresh and as though I was standing in a florist.  Along with the bouquet was a bright pink, cherry decorated gift bag, which I am using to hide the vase whilst displaying my flowers.

All unopened, the flowers are just beautiful and priced at just £22.99 they are an absolute great value for money bouquet and one which is worth every single penny.

Now I have an amazing offer for all my lovely readers from the people at Blossoming Gifts and that is 33% off a bouquet using the code BGIFTS33, the only bouquets exempt from the discount is the 'Flowers By Post' range.  

What have you got your Mum for Mothers Day?

Valentines Day with Blossoming Gifts

Everyone loves flowers and there is nothing better than a beautiful bunch of flowers arriving, unannounced to let you know someone is thinking about you, likewise, sending someone flowers is also an amazing thing to do and I do send flowers to friends just because I think it is a nice thing to do.

Blossoming Gifts is a new and exciting flower delivery company based right here in the UK and they specialise in the most beautiful florist designs at a low cost. What I like about Blossoming gifts is that you can shop by flower colour, price range, by occasion or you can simply spend some time looking at each and every offering that there is to see. As well as flowers, you will also find a wide range of hampers, wines, plants and personalised gifts. There is also a section called 'Flowers for Men' which I think is just amazing.  I have many male colleagues who love flowers as much as I do, so it is so good to see someone thinking of the men folk and catering for them.

The 14th of February is on the horizon and for those people who want to send or receive some Valentines Day Flowers, then Blossoming Gifts is a site you need to look at.  I was kindly given the opportunity to choose which flowers I would like to review and actually the choice was a difficult one to choose because there are so many amazing bouquets to choose from, However, as soon as I saw Tuberose as one of the flowers in this bunch, aptly named High Tea, it was a done deal.

The flowers arrived beautifully packaged inside a cardboard box to ensure their delivery to me did not damage them.  Before the box was opened, I could smell the flowers.  Once inside the box, much to the excitement of one lively kitten, I saw the flowers for the first time and they were just beautiful, not quite open, but so incredibly fresh, the scent lingered in my kitchen for hours. The High Tea bouquet is made up of Tuberose, Sweet Avalanche Roses, White Oriental Lillies, delicate tanecetum baya and long lasting, textured, crisp white carnations. Add to that a free box of chocolates and I am one very happy lady.

I have had the flowers in a vase now for 10 days and they are just beginning to wilt, all of the unopened Lillies opened as did the roses to full bloom and they look just beautiful in my kitchen.  Priced at just £31.99 they are an absolute great value for money bouquet and one which is worth every single penny.

Now I have an amazing offer for all my lovely readers from the people at Blossoming Gifts and that is 3% off a bouquet using the code BGIFTS33, the only bouquets exempt from the discount is the 'Flowers By Post' range.  

Will you be taking advantage of my discount code?

Appleyard London Mojito Bouquet

Do you love to send flowers to you Gran, Mum, Best Friend or like receiving flowers as a surprise? Me too, there is something about receiving flowers that is so special.  Let me introduce you to Appleyard London who is a luxury flower delivery company that pride themselves on using not only the highest quality flowers for all of their floral arrangements but they also want to ensure that your experience with them is the very best it can possibly be. 

Every floral arrangement from Appleyard London are hand tied and their florists are always on the lookout for exclusive new and rare species of flowers which are on trend colours to make that bouquet even more exquisite. Appleyard London also try and source their flowers where possible from British growers and are mindful of our environmental impact and strive to be as respectful to our natural environment as possible by designing their packaging to produce as little waste as possible.

Appleyard London very kindly gifted me their Mojito Bouquet from their beautiful Summer collection as well as a very generous discount code which you will find at the end of this post.  Once your flower delivery arrives, inside the box, your bouquet will have the stems packaged inside a plastic hydration box which ensures your flowers are kept hydrated. The Mojito Bouquet is described as being: 

A summer sensation of vibrant sunflowers, white scented stocks with avalanche roses and daisy-like germini. The perfect summer gift. 

The Appleyard London Mojito Bouquet consists of bright vibrant yellow sunflowers which happen to be my favourite flower, white avalanche roses, white scented stocks and daisy-like germini, all of which look and smell absolutely incredible.  If you have received flowers by post in the past like I have, I have always been disappointed that they either arrive half dead looking or are all open and then only last a few days. 

When my bouquet arrived, the roses and sunflowers were still closed and gradually over a few days they began to open and as they did so, those white and yellow colours giving such a lovely bright colour to my lounge (which is magnolia) and after almost a week, the bouquet still looks and smells incredible. As you can see the bouquet is also packed full of flowers rather than just foilage which is a nice touch, you more than get what you pay for and the service is most definitely worth its money.  One week later and my bouquet still looks as though I have just taken delivery of it, only all of the flowers are now open.

If you like the sound of Appleyard London and want your very own bouquet or want to make someones day by sending them some flowers, then here is the very generous 33% discount code which is: 

This code has no expiry date and can be used on all of their bouquets, but it’s not valid on their Flowers By Post Collection.  

Have you ever ordered flowers this way? 

Do you think you will use this code?