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Welcome to British Cut Flowers
It is reported that the British cut flower market is worth around £1.5 billion a year, with over 75% of the blooms being imported.
Millions of flowers being transported around the globe by rail, sea and air creates an unnecessary environmental impact with cheaper imports damaging the economy by placing many of our British growers out of business.
Buying locally grown plants and seasonal flowers reduces the carbon footprint and supports British growers.
The flowers last much longer in a vase, are less likely to be sprayed with preservatives and in turn make us look to our seasons for inspiration and creativity.The UK has some of the finest growing conditions for many native and non native plants and one of the bonuses of locally grown plants is their perfume. Take for instance beautiful English roses Sweet Peas and scented Pinks.
British flowers, combined with the abundance of foliage, evergreens, dried seed heads, nuts and berries, give us an abundance of goodies. So let us champion the British Cut Flower and raise the profile of our home grown blooms.
Let the perfumed scent of change sweep through the nation.
