9 Mother’s Day bouquets to make her day

Unlike Valentine’s, Easter or Christmas, there’s no set script for Mother’s Day flowers. If you know her favourite varieties, that’s a good starting point, or her favourite colour can help inspire your purchase. Seasonal, home-grown stems are our first pick.

Most mums would pooh-pooh the idea of spending money on such a short-lived gift, no matter how lovely the bouquet. If this sounds like your mum, a houseplant that she can nurture and get more mileage from might be a better bet. Find the best plants to have delivered to your door here.

There are a few care tips that every good florist will agree with, including stripping away leaves that sit below the water line, and snipping stems at a 45° angle for optimum water absorption.

Always use a clean vase and clean water in which you have dissolved flower food powder before adding your bouquet (if you don’t have any, you can make a solution with a litre of water, a tablespoon of vinegar and a teaspoon of sugar).