Everybody loves receiving a beautiful bouquet of blooms, especially on Valentine’s Day. But for the environmentally conscious, the idea of a huge bundle of fresh flowers can seem wasteful or unsustainable.
There are many alternative options to fresh flowers so you can have a more sustainable Valentine’s Day. Faux flowers have come a long way, with many offerings on the market looking just like their real counterparts.
Faux flowers can be made from a range of different materials, including silk, paper and plastic. And yes, plastic is an issue for the environment, but if you look after your faux flowers they can last forever, so the environmental impact is actually considerably lower. Longevity is a big part of sustainability, so the longer the flowers last, the better they are for the environment.
We’ve collated a selection of our favourite faux flower bouquets, perfect to send to a loved one this Valentine’s Day!
The best faux flower bouquets for Valentine’s Day
Faux peony, casa blanca lily & cosmos bunch
!["best]("https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/19/2022/01/OKA-faux-peony-a7bae70.jpg?quality=90&resize=700%2C697" "\"OKA")
Buy faux peony, casa blanca lily & cosmos bunch from OKA (£150)
Grace faux rose and hydrangea arrangement
!["best]("https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/19/2022/01/Grace-faux-bouquet-6803312.jpg?quality=90&resize=700%2C697" "\"Grace")
Buy Grace faux rose and hydrangea arrangement from Not On The High Street (£70)
Artificial mimosa and achillea bundle
!["best]("https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/19/2022/01/Mimosa-and-archillea-96afced.jpg?quality=90&resize=700%2C697" "\"Mimosa")
Buy artificial mimosa and achillea bundle from Dunelm (£12)
Aika cherry blossom branch
!["best]("https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/19/2022/01/cherry-blossom-b1a4577.jpg?quality=90&resize=700%2C697" "\"cherry")
Buy aika cherry blossom branch from Bloom (£12)
Mixed magnolia eucalyptus bunch
!["best]("https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/19/2022/01/OKA-magnolia-698ef51.jpg?quality=90&resize=700%2C697" "\"OKA")
Buy mixed magnolia eucalyptus bunch from OKA (£150)
Burgundy & orange silk bouquet
!["best]("https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/19/2022/01/Etsy-burgundy-c7a6f45.jpg?quality=90&resize=700%2C697" "\"Etsy")
Buy burgundy & orange silk bouquet from Etsy (from £60)
Purple hydrangea bouquet
!["best]("https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/19/2022/01/Sarah-Raven-purple-28aee1f.jpg?quality=90&resize=700%2C697" "\"Sarah")
Buy purple hydrangea bouquet from Sarah Raven (from £28.95)
Sunny marigold arrangement
!["best]("https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/19/2022/01/Bloom-marigold-0c4f832.jpg?quality=90&resize=700%2C697" "\"Bloom")
Buy sunny marigold arrangement from Bloom (£69)
Rose above it bouquet
!["best]("https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/19/2022/01/Amaranthine-b092ad0.jpeg?quality=90&resize=576%2C576" "\"Amaranthine\"")
Buy rose above it bouquet from Amaranthine Blooms (£189)