"As with food, a greater distance from the country of origin to the UK does not necessarily equate to a higher carbon footprint for cut flowers. A study conducted by Cranfield University found that 12,000 rose stems grown in Kenya incurred a carbon footprint of 2,200kg CO2, while the equivalent supply from Holland generated 35,000kg CO2.
That's almost
0.2kg per Kenyan rose
3kg per Dutch one
A better option, therefore, is to adopt the same approach to flowers as to food, and aim to buy locally produced, seasonal varieties as much as possible. The website Online Florists has a list of what's in season. You can order seasonal bouquets of flowers that have been grown outdoors from Isles of Scilly Flowers and Scent from the Islands.
If you have the space, the best idea is to grow flowers yourself. Daffodils and tulips are a good bet for spring in the UK, sunflowers, sweet peas and rudbeckias offer bright summer colours, while heathers, ivy and holly can be used for winter decorations. Wiggly Wigglers sell almost 100 types of wildflowers and traditional flowers for planting in British gardens."
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