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Since he was going shopping anyway I asked dh to pick up some daffodils….

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Witzend Thu 19-Feb-26 10:54:37

He came back with 12 bunches!

I had a job to find enough vases! A old friend who visited several days ago had brought a lot, too, and they haven’t quite had it yet, so the usual vases weren’t available.

Witzend Sun 22-Feb-26 09:59:17

Allira

Oreo

Allira

Oreo

I like your pretty vases btw.

I had a vase like the one on the left but it got broken ☹

I recognise that pattern I think it’s Aynsley Wild Tudor? The one on the right looks like Portmeirion?

Mine was Aysnsley, looked very similar!

Yes, I think the one on the L is Aynsley Tudor. On the R, not sure, but I don’t think Portmeiron. I had admired it in a catalogue and a sister bought it for me for Christmas!

The blue and white jug was Unknown Charity Shop - it came with a matching bowl.

Rosie51 Sat 21-Feb-26 21:45:42

Wow what a bargain SueEH, they're lovely. it looks as if they're going to have a different colour trumpet to the petals.

SueEH Sat 21-Feb-26 13:27:53

I bought three bunches in Tesco yesterday - 10p each. They’re opening up perfectly. And it’s stopped raining !

BridgetPark Sat 21-Feb-26 11:29:34

Lovely topic, but just as an observation, our local large Morrisons have recently dispensed with the florists. So the flowers are just bought in and dumped in the receptacles all mixed up. I was looking at them yesterday and some of the dates , on the bunches and bouquets were over 2 weeks past the sell by date. No mark downs, nothing. It is so very sad that there is no one bothering with them, don't know how Morrisons feels this is good customer service. I have seen the lady who was the florist now stacking the shelves etc. Really cannot see what has been achieved doing this. Anybody else encountered this in their supermarkets?

Kitty55 Sat 21-Feb-26 11:14:25

Oh what a star. Lucky girl xx

Rosie51 Fri 20-Feb-26 23:23:50

Oreo

I love blue or purple and yellow irises.

Oh yes, later in the year blue and yellow irises are glorious in a vase, preferably blue and white grin

CJAM Fri 20-Feb-26 22:46:59

Beautiful

Oreo Fri 20-Feb-26 22:08:51

I love blue or purple and yellow irises.

Oreo Fri 20-Feb-26 22:08:22

And blue and yellow go very well together 😃

Allira Fri 20-Feb-26 22:03:39

The harbingers of Spring!

Rosie51 Fri 20-Feb-26 22:01:02

I especially like the middle one, the blue and white jug. I love blue and white china, everything from striped Cornish ware to pretty flowers. Aren't daffodils the happiest of flowers, you can't look at them and not smile? Well I can't smile

Allira Fri 20-Feb-26 21:25:51

Oreo

Allira

Oreo

I like your pretty vases btw.

I had a vase like the one on the left but it got broken ☹

I recognise that pattern I think it’s Aynsley Wild Tudor? The one on the right looks like Portmeirion?

Mine was Aysnsley, looked very similar!

WithNobsOnIt Fri 20-Feb-26 21:18:11

I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host of golden daffodils.

Wordsworth would have been proud of your husband.

Sounds beautiful.
Enjoy.
🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾
Xxx

Oreo Fri 20-Feb-26 19:29:19

Allira

Oreo

I like your pretty vases btw.

I had a vase like the one on the left but it got broken ☹

I recognise that pattern I think it’s Aynsley Wild Tudor? The one on the right looks like Portmeirion?

Shill29 Fri 20-Feb-26 17:19:57

Did you act want 12 bunches? Or was it a case of husband going shopping with no idea of numbers?? I asked for a bag of sugar once and got 4 😂

Greengage Fri 20-Feb-26 17:12:47

I was one of the lucky ones. My husband always bought me flowers but partly because he liked fresh flowers in the house. There was a flower stall beside the station when he got off so that made it easy for him. His favourite were freesias but sometimes it would be whatever the stall had left as he was late getting back from work. There was also a pub beside the station and sometimes he would stop for a drink. He was very put out when some other man asked what he had done to cause him to buy me flowers!! grin

emilie Fri 20-Feb-26 16:05:41

Beautiful vases

NannaFirework Fri 20-Feb-26 16:02:45

Witzend

He came back with 12 bunches!

I had a job to find enough vases! A old friend who visited several days ago had brought a lot, too, and they haven’t quite had it yet, so the usual vases weren’t available.

How thoughtful x

Cambia Fri 20-Feb-26 14:37:10

What a lovely husband! Mine is kind and thoughtful but doesn’t often buy me flowers, probably because I always buy a bunch every fortnight. Enjoy x

Norah Fri 20-Feb-26 13:54:21

Beautiful! Daffs are glorious.

Witzend Fri 20-Feb-26 13:50:51

Oreo

Did he say why he went mad and bought 12 bunches?😁

They came in bundles of 3 bunches in M&S, so he evidently thought 4 of those would do!

Rocketstop2 Fri 20-Feb-26 13:46:07

Ooh how lovely. Bright and cheery daffodils.I love them.

knspol Fri 20-Feb-26 13:44:51

Fallingstar

I bought several bunches the other day and put them in jugs, I collect vintage jugs so always have some to hand. My DH was never one for buying me flowers but is a keeper in very many different ways, when I went to the local supermarket he tried valiantly to wash some dishes and tidy the kitchen, he is disabled due to a stroke so this was a gargantuan effort. He was sitting exhausted on the sofa when I returned saturated with washing up water but smiling. He generally can’t stand for long and needs a walker or quad stick but somehow he did it, though I had to rinse a few dishes again whilst he wasn’t looking and dry the puddle of washing up water on the floor. Of course he then suffered post stroke fatigue that means he has taken to his bed for a day.

What a lovely man, you're very lucky.

MT62 Fri 20-Feb-26 08:42:31

Funnily enough, I am much more appreciative to receive a small bunch of daffs, or tulips any day over a large bouquet that I have to faff with.
I said I would brain my husband if he ever wasted top dollar on one of those fancy bouquets.
To this day I have never received any flowers of any kind, not that I am complaining, he bought me Chanel for valentines.
You enjoy enjoy your daffs witzend.

JamesandJon33 Fri 20-Feb-26 04:44:59

What a lovely man .