Things haven’t been particularly rosy for home-grown florists for decades. The lure of cheaper, mass-imported blooms means that just 10 per cent of cut flowers bought in the UK today are grown here – a near-total reversal from 50 years ago.
However, a plucky new generation of British florists are fighting back against the dominance of invasive, non-native stems, choosing instead to champion varieties grown on home soil. And, increasingly, they’re getting the support of consumers, too.
Jay Archer,a 28-year-old florist from Hampshire who specialises in wedding arrangements, almost exclusively uses British flowers and foliage during the summer period, only topping up with imports during the winter, when harsh conditions grind home-grown production to a near-halt.
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