Why buy British grown flowers? 

 

A huge proportion of flowers bought by consumers in the UK are imported from as far afield as Ecuador, Colombia, Ethiopia and Kenya, whether they’re purchased in florist shops, supermarkets or at the local market.

 

At Interflora, we’re on a mission to try and increase the volume of home-grown stems used in floristry today, in order to reduce the carbon footprint of the beautiful bouquets and arrangements our florists are creating, and to support our local business communities.

 

Buying Local

By supporting your local flower grower, you’re also supporting your local ecology and economy. Freshly picked and interesting stems, 

British grown flowers are also frequently scented as they don’t need to undergo the rigours of international travel. 

They also reflect our seasons beautifully, giving some real points of difference to many of the standard, uniform stems we import. By supporting British floriculture, we’re also helping to attract pollinators and other wildlife to our countryside, and support biodiversity in Britain.

 

Reduce flower miles

British grown flowers travel a fraction of the miles covered by their imported cousins. 

Consumers know of ‘Dutch flowers’ but while The Netherlands grows a huge volume of flower crops, its flower auctions are also a relay for stems grown across Europe as well as for those air-freighted thousands of miles from South America, Africa and Asia. 

Approximately 86% of the UK cut flower market is currently made up of imports. Wouldn’t it be beautiful to increase the proportion of British grown stems we use?

 

Where to buy?

We’re talking with British growers all the time. The purpose of this page is to signpost you either to local growers in your area, 

or to growers that pack and deliver mixed boxes of British grown stock. We’ll be adding more growers to this page over time, but for now let us introduce you to Lambs Flowers, Flowers from the Farm, Flowers by Clowance and Smith & Munson – click on the logos above to find out more!