I usually have fresh cut flowers on display in my home. I can’t pretend I’m too original with our choices as we usually always plump for gladioli or sunflowers. We know these both last a good week and are relatively inexpensive to buy from the supermarket. When they’re out of season we almost go into mourning. Our hurricane vase sits there gathering dust, and becoming a haven for spiders!

So when Flora Queen kindly offered us the opportunity to review, I bit their hand off. The chance to have something more adventurous on my windowsill definitely appealed! As we’re due to move soon it feels like I’m constantly surrounded by packing boxes and bubble-wrap, and our once lovely home is a hugely depressing space. So this charming bouquet from Flora Queen has injected a bit of much-needed warmth back into our home.

I picked the Pink Spell bouquet and am delighted with it. Stuffed full of dusky pink roses and crisp blue eryngium blooms, there’s also chrysanthemums, germini and gypsophilia to add plenty of depth. They arrived beautifully wrapped by hand from a local courier. This is my preferred way of receiving flowers as the blooms don’t get damaged inside a box. There was plenty of fresh water and cellophane ruffles to protect the flowers on their journey and they looked perfect on arrival.

Unfortunately, I left the flowers on the windowsill as I was dashing out on a nursery-run when they arrived. Craig then popped home, found them and started arranging them without me. Although he snipped off the ends and de-leafed the stems (he’s well-trained, right?), he’s no florist! Despite this, I still think they look beautiful and they’re still going strong 1.5 weeks later with no signs of wilting.

Sweetness: 12 pink roses from £32 / 20 Stunning Pink Roses from £43 / Burst of Color: red and yellow roses from £32 / Flora Queen Deluxe: 12 roses, chocolates, cava from £34 / Tender Purity: lilies and white roses from £25 / A Perfect Touch: roses & lilies from £27 / Sunset: orange lilies and gerberas from £25 / Blush: pink stargazer lilies from £32 / Pink Smile: pink roses and gerberas from £29

The website is very easy to navigate owing to high res pictures and the ability to search by colour, occasion and flower-type. You can add accessories (vases) and pimp up your blooms to deluxe and premium sizes with one-click. Adding a message and selecting a delivery date is all set from one order screen, and you can pay using all major credit cards and PayPal. There are also a number of hampers and gifts for extra special occasions.

Price-wise, I’m really impressed. I compared a number of premium bouquets to rival online florists and found Flora Queen to be some 15% cheaper on average - that’s quite some saving. They also specialise in international orders (delivering to some 90 countries) so you can still treat your partner when she’s away on business. Rush and weekend orders are outsourced to local florists which means all stress is taken out of the ordering process, your flowers don’t have far to travel, and delivery is hand-to-hand. Don’t worry, Flora Queen are picky about the florists they partner with to ensure you get a quality bouquet that meets their strict criteria.

All in all, I’m absolutely delighted with my flowers and would definitely use Flora Queen again. The ordering process, quality and longevity of the blooms is simply superior to other online florists I’ve tried, and I’m really impressed with the communication and commitment to making orders extra special. Find out more on at FloraQueen.com, or say hello via Facebook and Twitter.

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