A Mother's Day Gift That Lasts for decades
Now that Mother’s day is round the corner, it’s on the 10th March this year, have you thought about buying your mum or woman in your life a lovely bunch of blooms, or bouquet of flowers? Well if you want to be a thoughtful giver pause a moment to think where those lovely blooms come from and does it matter? And of course the answer is yes. We don’t live in a climate where you can grow flowers at this time of the year and so they are imported and also often grown in hot houses abroad. Yes we are talking carbon footprint! In the UK the market for cut flowers and ornamental plants is worth £1.3bn, that’s a lot of flowers that are literally here today and gone tomorrow.
Because of the weather we import 90% of flowers mostly from our friends in the Netherlands who use copious amounts of electricity to heat their greenhouses. But of course elektrickery is currently very expensive in Europe and so many other places like Kenya are now getting into the game, which means more carbon footprint and even less sustainability in what in essence is big corporate business.
With consumers now showing greater interest in the future of the planet and the way stuff is grown or produced you can buy more ethically sourced and grown flowers, but did you know that many of the materials used in creating that wonderful bouquet or wreath cannot be recycled, or composted because they use single-use plastic and floral foam. So your flowers will last the week, but the sundries used to create the bouquet may last a few thousand years, leaking greenhouse gases. Nice!
Now we here at James Pirie believe in sustainability, big time, after all we’ve been in business since 1890 and our very good goods will last several life times and may even become an instant family heirloom. So instead of giving a bunch of expensive, soon gone flowers why not give a gift that’s on a half price and one which will last and last. It’s the Daffodils Tall Vase Royal Scot Crystal. It comes in a lovely presentation box and you can ask for gift wrapping at checkout. Then the blooms you buy next year don’t have to have any materials that aren’t bio-degradable or which emit greenhouse gases. It’s a win win. And just because we like you, it’s free delivery in the UK.
