Whilst flowers may be a traditional Mother’s Day gift, there’s nothing ordinary about this Lemon Tree. And it’ll produce delicious lemons in the summer months – ideal for adding to a Gin and Tonic whilst relaxing on a hot, sunny day.

Buy a Lemon Tree online for £39.99 – it’ll make a really unusual but interesting present for your mum!

The lemon tree is an evergreen and native to the Asian continent which is why they are used so much in asian cuisine. However they can also thrive over here if kept indoors during cold spells.

These lovely fragrant lemon trees from Tree2mydoor.com come in their own little pot and full instructions on how to care for them.

If you look after them they can produce fruit up to 4 times a year. And the pretty white flowers that blossom look and smell spectacular.

Buy this Lemon Tree for £39.99 in time for Mother’s Day in April.

International Mother’s Day is this Sunday the 11th May.

You can still order your bunch of blooms in time to give your mum a smile – wherever she is in the world.

There are so many places you can buy flowers from, but the Teleflorist lets you order beautiful bouquets for international delivery. If you are away yourself, or your mum lives abroad, it’s a perfect way to make sure she knows you haven’t forgotten!

There are a bunch of different styles, colours and arrangements to choose from. I love this stunning spring collection that even comes in a re-useable bag, perfect for the beach now summer is on its way.

Rather than have the postie deliver your flowers, make sure you get a company that has branches all over to make sure they are as local and fresh as possible.

Send flowers nationwide and worldwide via the Teleflorist in time for Mother’s Day this weekend.

There seems to be a day for everybody and every profession nowadays, and whilst it’s not something I would particularly celebrate (not being a nurse myself), Nurse’s Day is celebrated this year on the 12th May. Which just so happens to be Florence Nightingale’s birthday – one of the most famous nurses in the world.

So if you have a friend or relative who is a hard working nurse, or even if you have been in hospital yourself recently and want to say ’Thank You’, then what better way than to send a card or a bunch of flowers on Nurse’s Day.

About Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale was born in 1890 and is famous as ’the lady with the lamp’ and for her role in improving the conditions and hygiene during the Crimean war. She spent the rest of her life dedicating herself to training nurses and teaching.

Nurse’s Day sees the hundreds and thousands of nurses, carers and healthcare assistants that have dedicated their lives to helping other people, celebrate across the world. Each year on 12th May a service is held in Westminster Abbey, London.

Then at St Margaret’s Church at East Wellow, Hampshire, where Florence Nightingale is buried, a service is also held on the Sunday after her birthday.

It’s an opportunity to send a nice card from somewhere like Blue Mountain, the only place I have found online that have a selection of greeting cards specifically for celebrating Nurse’s Day.

Or how about some beautiful spring flowers from Serenata Flowers, like this gorgeous Tequila Sunrise bouquet

Buy from Serenata Flowers for £37.99

I bought my own mum this Name A Rose gift set for her birthday last year and realised what a fabulous gift idea it was for Mother’s Day and too.

Rather than get a bunch of flowers that’ll last a few days, get her a rose that’ll last forever!

The gift box comes with a packet of rose seeds that as yet are un-named. It is then entirely your mum’s choice what she chooses to name the rose as. It could be the name of a much loved pet, friend or family member. The decision is hers, she just needs to do it within 12 months which should be plenty of time.

Once decided she just needs to return the completed registration form – full instructions are included.

Then she can plant her seeds in the garden and wait for her official certificate to come through. Hopefully she will be able to enjoy the roses blooming her garden for years to come. You may also be interested in the Pink Garden Kit to go with this gift.

For Mums and Grandmothers all over the UK, buy this Name a Rose Gift Box for only £19.95 from Feeling Chilled.

By adding the code SPRING into the code box at the checkout you can get a 10% discount too. Code valid until 31/03/08.

Discount Codes for Feeling Chilled

At Web Savings World you can find Feeling Chilled promotional discount codes

Mum’s Day, on the 2nd March, is mega early this year – so make sure you don’t get caught out and order your mum or mother-in-law some flowers today.

All mums love flowers, and if they don’t get any, you can be sure you’ll never hear the end of it. Do your ears a favour and make sure you don’t forget Mothering Sunday.

Order before 4th March and you will get free UK delivery and a free box of choccies with each delivery.

Bunches have large variety of flowers, most importantly they have a range of prices to suit all budgets too. Most flower sites expect you to pay upwards of £30 on a bunch of flowers.

But bunches have lovely bouquets of blooms starting from £9.99. Of course, most of the Mother’s Day range are different hues of pink, but still, they look beautiful and will make your mum smile from ear to ear when she receives them.

The Thank You Mum bunch is just £15.99 and includes a box of chocolates with the flowers

The Flutterby Basket has pretty pink butterfly set amongst the petals for £23.99

The Mama’s Delight bouquet is a gorgeous mix of pink and purple blooms and costs £19.99

Even if you do want to get a bigger bouquet, you don’t have to spend a fortune, because those lovely folk at Bunches flower shop will even give you 10% off your order if you type in the code MDY at the checkout. You have until midnight on Wednesday 27th Feb for this discount voucher code before it turns into a pumpkin – so hurry up and order!

Discount Codes for Bunches

At Web Savings World you can find Bunches promotional vouchers

This hands-on experience day caught my eye recently. I thought ’what a fabulous gift idea that would be for my mum’.

A flower arranging day where you learn how to create a some truly gorgeous floral displays.

It’s not all about bunching a load of pretty coloured flowers together, it takes care, a keen eye and a steady hand to create a floral design fit for a queen. But after the course, you mother will be an expert at it.

The morning is spent showing you how to make the various arrangements, what seasonal materials you can use to produce the best displays. After lunch and a coffee, your mum will get to practice to her hearts content.Then she can try out her new found skills at home.

It’ll be a fun day for learning new skills, so mums all over the UK can arrange their own displays, and decorate their own homes (and not pay a fortune for a florist to do it for them). Just imagine how much money they could end up saving?

Just make sure your mum doesn’t suffer from hayfever, otherwise she may not enjoy it if her eyes and nose are streaming all day.

The whole days costs just £55 from PrezzyBox. Go on, your mum is worth every penny!

Warning: Mother’s Day is very early this year so don’t get caught out. 

Yes, on the 2nd March, we all celebrate the very special ladies in our lives, our Mums. I have written about the GiftAPlant shop before, but they have the perfect Mother’s Day gift.

This unique plant is actually called Azalea Mothers Day.

 It will make a superb and memorable gift for your mum this Mother’s Day. Azaleas are classed as flowering shrubs and actually belong to the bushy Rhododendron family of plants. Being an evergreen plant it is easy to keep on the patio, in the garden or conservatory all year round, but come springtime (usually April), you will find it shows off its blooms in full. 

Bright red flowers emerge from April, when the weather warms up, making it ideal as a Mother’s Day present.

Mother’s Day, also called Mothering Sunday, originates from a christian practice in the 16th century, whereby it was a tradition to visit your ’mother church’ one day each year, which meant you usually met up with your mother. 

It has developed to become a day to honour mums all over the world, although different countries have different days throughout the year, the UK always celebrates it during the month of March.

Whilst many see it is another commercial way to get us to part with our cash, I think a card and gift once a year is the least we can to to make our mums know how much we think of them.

Chocolates, and bunches of flowers make lovely gifts, I love the idea of giving a ’living gift’, one that will last and be appreciated for months to come.

Buy this beautiful plant as a special gift for your mum. Just £8.99 from GiftAPlant.com

We have a selection of Last Minute Valentine’s pressies that can be ordered, all with special discount voucher codes so you can save money too. That’ll mean you can take each other out for a meal as well as giving each other a gift.

Flowers

You can still get a traditional – but ever so romantic – bunch of flowers, delivered complete with a soppy message or lovers poem.

E-Flowers have a beautiful selection of flowers for every occasion, but they have a fabulous Valentine’s collection too. The only difficult thing will be deciding on which bouquet to buy. The rest is easy, choose a delivery date, type in a message of love and order. Oh don’t forget to type the code word LOVE into the voucher code box as it’ll give you a 5% discount!

I love this bunch of six red roses called ’Stolen Kisses’. They come hand-tied with contrasting foliage to set the roses off perfectly. And at a price to suit all budgets.

Buy now for £30 from E-Flowers

UK Soccer Shop

Something for the boys. Not particularly romantic, but you just know he’ll love anything sporty and it’ll be much more appreciated than a box of chocolate hearts.

The number one shop for football t-shirts. How about this England 07-09 home football shirt. What’s more is you can get it printed with a number and your boyfriend’s name on it – he’ll love you for it.

Get it for £49.99 from UK Soccer Shop

If you spend £50 or more type in FEB5 and enjoy a 5% discount
If you spend £100 or more type in FEB10 and enjoy a 10% discount but hurry, the offer ends 15th February 2008.

Great Magazines

What woman doesn’t love her weekly fix of celebs, fashion and gossip! Come to think of it, you guys seem to love reading them just as much.

Heat magazine is one of our weekly favourites. You can buy an annual subscription and get a free bottle of perfume – the delicious Miss Sixty Rock Muse fragrance.

All for just £79.99 from Great Magazines

Type in LUVvoucher before 17th Feb to get £5 off your order.

Holdall Sports

The Nike Triax Blaze watch is waterproof, with an easily readable dial which glows in dim light or darkness. This fantastic mens sports watch is sleek and functional, perfect for your active hunk.

Enter VALENTINE08 into the voucher code box on checkout and get 6% off your order. Valid until Feb 29th 08.

Get it at a reduced price of £27 from Holdall.com

Fresh from the TV studios of ’This Morning’, comes a website destined to be very popular coming up to Valentine’s Day. If you are stuck for gift ideas for Valentine’s Day, this site may just be the inspiration you need.

The premise is simple. Send any message to anyone by having it written on rose petals. For a gift that’s just that little bit different.

But it’s not only for Valentine’s Day, there are also good ideas for Mother’s Day, Birthdays and Anniversaries as well as celebratory gifts for births, weddings, engagements, sorry’s and get well soon’s. Any occasion really where you want to do something that’ll stand out from the rest.

Your chosen flower will look a little like this:-

You can even get roses with an photo of the lucky recipient printed on it!

They not only do a selection of roses and rose petals, but a whole variety of other goodies and romantic gifts. From hampers and choccies to teddies and balloons.

It’s a simple site to use, and at reasonable prices not forgetting free standard delivery.

They are also happy to promote any discount codes that are available on certain products – meaning you can usually get an extra 5% discount off the cost. For example by entering the code 2222 at the checkout you can get 5% off any online orders over £15.

Get more gifts for your money by taking advantage of them at www.rosesbydesign.co.uk

What better way to say something than to send flowers. Flowers can speak louder than words and I don’t think there is anyone (especially women) who wouldn’t appreciate a beautiful big bunch of flowers (such as some lovely Calla Lilies) at anytime. It’s great being able to do it all online too.

Flowers are ideal for any occasion. There doesn’t even have to be an occasion, but if you want to say I’m Sorry, Congratulations, Happy Birthday, Well Done, Get Well Soon or Good Luck, then a bouquet of flowers will do the job perfectly. It doesn’t mean as much when you buy flowers for yourself and it’s always nicer to know that someone is thinking about you.

Colourful, fragrant petals really make someone’s day, so to cheer someone up who has had a rough week, or if you have had an argument with your girlfriend and want to kiss and make-up, you may want to send Happy Birthday wishes to your mum or congratulate your best friend on getting engaged – send a bunch.

Serenata Flowers is a great site, easy to use and the flowers they arrange and send look amazing. You can even get free next day delivery which can save cash and hassle, particularly good if you have forgotten someone’s birthday or left it to the last minute. You can even add extra stuff to the order such as chocolates, a teddy bear or have the flowers arrive in a vase.

I quite fancy sending myself a bunch just for a treat – I particularly like these dozen Pink Roses, in a bouquet with green, minty eucalyptus and purple heather.

Just £39.99 with free next day delivery.

Make someone feel really special. Go on, you know you want to!

Flowers start from £19.99 with free next day delivery.

Visit www.serenataflowers.com and see for yourself what all the fuss is about.