Where is the time going? It’s almost March already! Hard to believe spring is on the way with all the dreadful weather we've experienced this winter. I do hope all you ladies enjoyed your Valentines flowers earlier this month. It was great to see all the local husbands, partners and boyfriends popping in for their bouquets. Our Freedom Rose certainly was the most popular item and they looked stunning once again this year. My growers really didn’t disappoint going by the feedback we’ve had to date. Later next month we celebrate Mothering Sunday on March the 30th. It all started in the sixteenth century when people returned to their ‘mother church’, the main church or cathedral of the area, for a service to be held on Laetare Sunday. This was either a large local church, or more often the nearest Cathedral. Anyone who did this was commonly said to have gone "a-mothering", but whether this term preceded the observance of Mothering Sunday is unclear. In later times, this Mothering Sunday became a day when all domestic servants were given a day off to visit their mother church, usually with their own mothers and other family members. It was often the only time that whole families could gather together, since on other days they were prevented by the conflicting working hours, and servants were not given free days on other occasions. Eventually, the religious tradition evolved into the Mothering Sunday that we know today with the secular tradition of giving gifts to mothers. Here in the UK we started celebrating Mother's Day on the same day that Mothering Sunday was celebrated, the fourth Sunday in Lent. Our Mothers Day collection is now available on our website and offers something for all tastes. Why not take a look in advance of the big day and plan ahead what present to get. We're here for you, call us if you need us 01932 761071 - Browse our Mother's Day Range