Fresh flowers have a lifespan of 7-12 days, with water being replenished. So, to have fresh flowers in your home all year round can require an average of 40 fresh bouquets a year - just for one vase.

Each fresh bouquet carries a carbon emissions footprint from transport. Most fresh flowers sold in the UK travel from aboard and even home-grown flowers can be shipped to Holland for international market wholesale, only to be ship back to the UK for retail sales. As fresh flowers have a short life span, they need to be transported by air, which produces about 60 times more emissions than shipping.Each fresh bouquet carries a carbon emissions footprint from transport. Most fresh flowers sold in the UK travel from aboard and even home-grown flowers can be shipped to Holland for international market wholesale, only to be ship back to the UK for retail sales. As fresh flowers have a short life span, they need to be transported by air, which produces about 60 times more emissions than shipping.

Fresh flowers require intensive packaging to protect the delicate petals. Fresh flowers are packaged multiple times; for wholesale and later retail repacking.

Disposal of fresh flowers is not always environmental friendly. Fresh flowers will only biodegrade if they are composted correctly, allowing them to react with air, water and microorganisms to break them down.  In landfills, disposed flowers are so compacted that they don’t have oxygen, so they degrade anaerobically, producing Methane. Less than 4% of fresh flowers are composted correctly.

Every fresh bouquet holds a carbon footprint, so over the course of a year, with up to 52 bouquets a year for a single vase, this all adds up.

With silk flowers, the majority of carbon emissions happen during manufacturing. However, once created, they last for years.

For a silk flower bouquet to match the climate impact of a fresh flower bouquet, the arrangement must only be rented 2 times. We offer sustainable renting options, and discounts on annual subscriptions.