Happy New Year from all the team at Magnolia the Florist. Can you believe we are already 2 weeks in to 2021 – and it has been a winter wonderland start to the year, with much of the UK having chilly days bringing snow and beautiful frosty scenes!

Last year was very different for us all, so we wanted to look ahead to some dates coming up in Spring 2021 to pop in your diary, and help share the love with fresh flowers. So whether you like adding important dates to your iPhone diary or prefer a wall calendar and highlighter pens, grab your chosen option and get prepared with Magnolia the Florist.

Blue Monday - 18^th January

According to research, this specific Monday in January is when the blues can hit big time – after all the excitement of Christmas and New Year celebrations, the reality of back to work and cold winter days can make us feel overwhelmed.

This year, more than ever due to lockdown restrictions, it is important to reach out to family and friends this January. Sending a little hand written card, book in a games evening over Zoom, pick up the phone for a chat – let your loved ones near and far know you are thinking of them.

If flowers are their absolute favourite, you can always send a beautiful bouquet to brighten their day. Magnolia the Florist offer a nationwide flower delivery service, to enable our lovely local customers to send one of our bespoke bouquets to friends and family in the UK. Our beautiful Joy Bouquet from our UK flowers range is a stunning mix of blooms in colourful shades such as gerberas and carnations, which our expert florists create and carefully pack ready to be sent via courier.

St Valentine’s Day – Sunday 14^th February

Put a big, bold red heart round this date in your diary as you don’t want to miss it! The most romantic day of the year St Valentine’s Day falls on Sunday 14^th February in 2021, and is when love birds across the UK show their affection to their True Love. As your local florist, we can help you surprise your special someone with a thoughtful floral gift with a really personal touch.

Our friendly team can help create a bespoke bouquet designed just for your Valentine - it isn’t about buying the most expensive bunch of roses you can find, it means so much more if it’s a beautiful bouquet of their favourite blooms. So if your Significant Other loves pink roses, totally adores lilies or goes wild for yellow tulips, then talk to us and we can make up a really unique bouquet of flowers they love. Or if red roses are their thing then we have plenty of stunning romantic bouquets made using the most luxurious ruby red roses – there is something for everyone here at Magnolias.

Watch out for our Magnolia Valentine’s Flowers Collection 2021 launching online soon!

Random Acts of Kindness Day - 17^th February

Random acts of kindness day is a great excuse to do something lovely completely out the blue – either for a complete stranger, lovely neighbour, hard working colleague or for a dear friend. From paying for someone shopping at the local supermarket, dropping a care package on a doorstep, leaving a book on a bench to be found, doing the washing up without being asked, smiling at everyone who gets on the bus (harder this year with masks on we know!) orr offering to babysit for an evening – random acts of kindness come in all shapes and sizes.

Here at Magnolia the Florist we love heart warming stories like these, and we have some fabulous gifts and flowers that would be perfect to send on Random Acts of Kindness Day. From a bunch of Spring tulips to stylish candles, you can pick up a little something from our online shop that won’t blow the budget.

International Women’s day – Monday 8^th March

Falling on the 8^th of March this year, International Women’s Day highlights the achievements of women around the world, celebrates acts of courage and raises awareness for equality. There are many ways to mark International Women's Day; from global networking events (taking place online this year!), reading a biography of an inspiring woman, sharing stories on social media, talking to an amazing lady in your daily life.

So to get involved with this great day if you know a wonder woman who has achieved great things this year, why not send them a stunning bespoke bouquet from Magnolia the Florist and we can deliver direct to their door to say YAY! Our gorgeous Regent's Park Bouquet is one of our bestsellers, full of garden style blooms with an elegant touch it is a great gift to send for local delivery.

Mother’s Day – Sunday 14^th March

One of our favourite yearly events, we love seeing you surprise your lovely mum’s on Mothering Sunday! The Magnolia team are working behind the scenes on creating a really special Mother’s Day Collection this year – we know that you will want to spoil Mum with a thoughtful gift and say thanks for being so great.

So watch out for our stylish Mother’s Day range launching online in the next few weeks, we can guarantee it will be full of Mum’s favourite flowers, plants and gifts that we can deliver direct to her on Mothering Sunday. All our bouquets can come beautifully gift wrapped and include a sweet card with a personal message from you. Keep your eyes open - we recommend ordering early to avoid any disappointment and help stop the stress of deciding what to get Mum!