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Do you like flowers in the house?

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polomint Sun 26-Nov-23 15:38:13

Do you like to be given flowers for the home as a birthday gift, anniversary etc or as a nice surprise? Would you buy yourself flowers? I ask because I would prefer a pot plant or chocolates

Urmstongran Mon 27-Nov-23 13:54:21

I love having flowers in a vase in the hallway. I’ve got some lovely miniature white roses in there at present. A friend passed them to me 10 days ago and they still look lovely. Later this week when I need to throw them out I’ll buy a bunch from Sainsbury’s.

A useful tip from Bloom and Wild has improved my cut flower arranging too

Ooh - please share with us flower lovers Mollygo!

Missiseff Mon 27-Nov-23 13:52:16

Love them. Buy them every week. Want loads at my funeral. Wouldn't like a pot plant or chocolates. My late sister-in-law hated flowers in the house, said flowers were for funerals hmm

marta74 Mon 27-Nov-23 13:45:45

Always have fresh flowers in my home.So does my daughter and my mother always did. When we go away on holiday,i always have flowers in a vase when i arrive home from daughter,and i do the same for her. At Christmas time,i treat myself to a special bunch.

Buttonjugs Mon 27-Nov-23 13:41:47

I’ve never seen the point in flowers. They just sit there dying day by day then you have to throw them out. I hate being bought them.

AmberSpyglass Mon 27-Nov-23 12:06:06

I have fresh flowers at least once a week, and being sent flowers is one of my favourite things.

JackyB Mon 27-Nov-23 08:24:46

I always have flowers nowadays. Actually it's only since my mother died that I regularly started having them. She had a rose bowl which I always filled in her memory (I posted a picture on Gransnet). She always had a tall bouquet standing by the hearth as she spent most of her time in the latter years sitting in the lounge, looking at them.

Usually I buy a cheap bunch of roses or tulips for myself and complement them with some greenery from the garden

But at the moment I have 5 bunches around the house because it was my birthday last week. All autumnal colours - everyone was thoughtful enough not to give me Christmas-themed ones!

TillyTrotter Sun 26-Nov-23 22:08:55

Yes, I love fresh flowers in my home.
Daffs and tulips in Spring, Roses in Summer and especially Poinsettias and Amaryllis at Christmastime.
I often buy them for myself.

crazyH Sun 26-Nov-23 22:04:31

Talking of flowers my cactus is flowering 👏

crazyH Sun 26-Nov-23 22:02:35

Just a £6 bunch from Asda or Tesco

HowVeryDareYou2 Sun 26-Nov-23 21:50:53

I like receiving them (usually Mother's Day or birthday from my sons) but I buy cheap bunches from Asda every so often.

crazyH Sun 26-Nov-23 21:49:14

I buy fresh flowers for the entrance hall, every 7-10 days. Wish I could afford to have them all over the house, like Elton John

Scapa1 Sun 26-Nov-23 21:43:37

I love fresh flowers in the house. I always have one vase and I am quite happy to buy them for myself. They don’t have to be a fancy bunch anything will do.

Mollygo Sun 26-Nov-23 21:34:57

I love to have flowers in the house, whether given or bought -usually from Lidl and especially Alstromeria -they last so long.
A useful tip from Bloom and Wild has improved my cut flower arranging too.

lixy Sun 26-Nov-23 21:33:02

Garden flowers stay in the garden - I'm out there most of the time so that is where I enjoy them most.

I do like flowers indoors occasionally and buy a bunch every now and then. I'd much rather have a few stems than a big bouquet and always try to 'buy British'. Dark red gladioli are my favourite.

Redhead56 Sun 26-Nov-23 21:23:38

I love flowers but I never buy them special times Easter Christmas etc when the price doubles. I buy them weekly Aldi flowers last well usually. I have bought flowers by post in the past for family but wasn’t impressed.
Not mad on chocolate but at Christmas time I do like liquors.I make chocolate truffles for my DH he loves them.

SachaMac Sun 26-Nov-23 21:20:19

I love flowers, I treat myself to a nice little bunch most weeks & I pick whatever I can from the garden in the spring. I’ve had quite a few orchids as a gift which are lovely but I can’t seem to keep them for very long.

winterwhite Sun 26-Nov-23 21:15:38

Gosh. I’m amazed at this response and how many people buy flowers for the house.
Never occurs to me and I don’t much notice them in other people’s houses. If given them it’s always an inconvenient moment and I stick them in the laundry room and have been known to forget about them…
Not that I particularly want chocolates either.

Iam64 Sun 26-Nov-23 21:03:57

I love cut flowers from the garden. When they aren’t available I buy every week. Not huge expensive bouquets but a bunch of ordinary relatively inexpensive. I like tulips, love the way they fall
I really appreciate flowers sent on special occasions
Flowers brighten the house

Grandmadinosaur Sun 26-Nov-23 20:44:47

Yes I always have flowers in the living room and on my kitchen window sill. Sometimes on the stair window sill if have a glut ie birthdays etc
Always welcome as a gift too.

kittylester Sun 26-Nov-23 20:16:31

Years ago I made a New yYear's resolution to always have flowers in the hall. It's the only New Year's Resolution I have kept. I buy myself some every week for the hall and the kitchen.

Marydoll Sun 26-Nov-23 20:15:37

I always have flowers in the house (roses) and often my daughter brings me some too.
I much prefer them to pot plants.

paddyann54 Sun 26-Nov-23 20:08:58

For decades I had a low arrangement delivered for my dining table once a fortnight...then the lovely florist gave up her business and there was no one local to buy from so I get them from Freddies Flowers now .Lovely seasonal ,unusual selections that last well for the 2 weeks .I still buy flowers sometimes if I see some I like when shopping and I have plants bought by my daughter with instructions on watering as I always kill them eventually .I do have 2 in my sitting room that are over 2 yers old and I'm very proud of them and myself

Bella23 Sun 26-Nov-23 19:58:37

Yes I buy flowers for the lounge and the hall. I love flowers as a present and try to make them last.

Granmarderby10 Sun 26-Nov-23 19:58:07

I love Fresias and any flowers are most welcome 🤗

Greyduster Sun 26-Nov-23 18:27:13

I love flowers in the house, either bought, or cut from the garden. DH always bought flowers for birthdays and anniversaries or for no reason other than he liked them too. Every few weeks I buy both red and white roses to keep beside his photograph. They last well, make me happy and honour his memory.