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Letterbox flowers are just the ticket if you’re keen to order some blooms but you’re worried about missing the delivery.
It’s nine years since Bloom & Wild came up with the ingenious idea of sending flowers in long, slim cardboard packages that can be popped through the letterbox. And in the intervening years a host of other brands have followed suit.
Letterbox flowers are designed to fit through the mailbox with the greatest of ease – which means no more missed deliveries or boxes left languishing on the doorstep for hours on end.
There’s a huge number of letterbox flowers to choose from, so to make things easier we’ve rounded up our favourite picks of the season. From springtime selections of tulips, daffodils and hyacinths to vivid pink roses, asters and freesias, there’s something to suit all tastes.
It’s worth pointing out that while hand-tied bouquets can be popped straight into a vase without any faff, letterbox flowers require a bit more time and effort. But every letterbox brand we tested provides tips on how to arrange stems with flair and helpful advice on how to keep flowers happy and hydrated. We’re definitely flower-arranging novices, but we found the process fun, creative and hugely satisfying – especially when the compliments came flying in.
How we tested
We tested samples of all these letterbox flowers. For each one we took into account their appearance, scent, style, longevity, packaging and price. We also looked at each brand’s flower-care tips and how easy they were to arrange. All the flowers we reviewed arrived in great condition and lasted for at least five days, while some bloomed for far longer than that.
The best letterbox flowers for 2022 are:
Best overall – Arena Flowers letterbox raspberry delight: £28, Arenaflowers.com
Best for lifting the spirits – Serenata floral ratatouille: £34.99, Serenataflowers.com
Best for helping others – Bunches Florence: £29.75, Bunches.co.uk
Best for a special occasion – Floward florist’s choice letterbox: £39, Floward.co.uk
Best for bright pops of colour – Moonpig the letterbox charmed: From £22, Moonpig.com
Best value – Flying Flowers scented spring letterbox: From £23, Flyingflowers.co.uk
Best for the joys of spring – Serenata spring poetry: £29.99, Serenataflowers.com
Best for eco-friendly ethics – Arena Flowers letterbox spring favourites: £24, Arenaflowers.com
Arena Flowers letterbox raspberry delight
Renowned for its sustainability and eco-friendly ethos, Arena Flowers prides itself on the quality of its stems and this scented assortment of cerise roses, burgundy antirrhinum, lilac asters, lilac freesia, pink statice and ruscus really stands out from the crowd. The company chooses its letterbox flowers for their hardiness to travel without water and blooms are sent dry-packed after hydration treatment. The system clearly works a treat. Our flowers arrived in tip-top condition, were easy to arrange and continued to look stunning for more than a week.
Buy now £28.00, Arenaflowers.com
Serenata floral ratatouille
This bright and cheerful confection is guaranteed to lift the spirits and blow the cobwebs away. Stuffed to the brim with orange lilies, stocks, asters, solidago and cerise and yellow roses, Serenata’s offering was well packaged in a jolly turquoise box, wrapped in brown paper and tied with a matching turquoise ribbon, with flower food and detailed instructions on how to keep your flowers happy. “Feel free to talk to your flowers,” advises Serenata, and “settle them somewhere they will feel comfortable, away from direct sun, draft and fruit.” It’s top-notch advice.
Buy now £34.99, Serenataflowers.com
Bunches Florence
Just in case letterbox flowers aren’t on your postie’s radar yet, Bunches packaging is emblazoned with the chirpy message: “Dear Postie. I fit through the letterbox.” We reckon the Florence is particularly beautiful – sumptuous white Athena roses, white lisianthus tipped with blue, mauve milka aster, white gypsophila and eucalyptus. Our delivery impressed us from the outset – a stylish box, pretty gift card, flower care tips, a sachet of flower food and a packet of sunflower seeds. Since launching in 1989, Bunches has donated more than 10 per cent of its profits to charitable projects in the UK and abroad.
Buy now £29.75, Bunches.co.uk
Floward florist’s choice letterbox
Founded in 2017, Floward is an online flowers and gifting company that sources its blooms from growers and farmers around the world. This was the first time we’d tried Floward flowers and we were impressed. Pricier than many, our letterbox sample was an elegant and seasonal selection of roses, alstroemeria, hypericum and eucalyptus. We received 25 stems in total and our only bugbear was that we would have liked more than the one sachet of flower food provided. Floward offers a nationwide next-day delivery service and a same-day delivery service in London.
Buy now £32.00, Floward.co.uk
Moonpig the letterbox charmed
“Handpicked for someone special”, says the message on Moonpig’s distinctive pink and blue letterbox packaging. A lot of the letterbox flowers we tested featured reds and yellows, so we were charmed by this pink, mauve and blue selection of snapdragons, tulips, carnations and chrysanthemums. Moonpig has been sending blooms since 2009, with the aim of celebrating the important moments in life, from birthdays and anniversaries to christenings and engagements. Flowers are delivered in bud to preserve their freshness and are guaranteed for five days, so it’s fun to watch them blossom to their full glory.
This bunch is currently out of stock but while we wait for its return, there are more letterbox flowers to choose from that are available all year round.
Buy now £22.00, Moonpig.com
Flying Flowers scented spring letterbox
Flying Flowers prides itself on sending showstopping flowers that don’t break the bank, and the generous bunch we tested is no exception, featuring six yellow tulips, six cerise carnations, four blue anemone, five daffodils, a stem of cheery yellow pistache and three sprigs of solidago. Unfortunately, this specific letterbox offering is no longer available, but there are still many other letterbox bunches to browse.
The company launched in 1981, when a group of holidaymakers posted carnations home instead of postcards, and has now sent more than 12 million bunches to customers across the UK. Watch out for the special offers it runs with its flowers – everything from free chocs to extra stems.
The spring letterbox is out of stock but you can still get the summer scent letterbox flowers (£30, Flyingflowers.co.uk) and there are other blooms that are available year-round.
Buy now £23.00, Flyingflowers.co.uk
Serenata spring poetry
The arrival of spring flowers through the letterbox heralds the start of warmer days to come. Serenata’s abundant delivery of blue irises, purple tulips, narcissi, blue hyacinths and daffodils is a beauty. The stems are easy to assemble, even for flower arranging beginners, and looked as pretty as a picture in a jug on the kitchen table. As always with Serenata, the stems were delivered in a turquoise box, wrapped in brown paper and tied with ribbon, with a card, flower food, a 30 per cent offer off the next bunch and detailed instructions on how to look after the flowers.
The spring bouquet is now sold out, but there are lots more bunches to shop with prices starting from £27.99.
Buy now £27.99, Serenataflowers.com
Arena Flowers letterbox spring favourites
We’re big fans of Arena Flowers’ sustainability ethos. The company sources flowers directly from ethical suppliers and Fairtrade-certified farms and every bit of packaging is recyclable and compostable. These spring letterbox flowers include purple hyacinths, purple tulips, eucalyptus and purple limonium and are a feast for the eyes. Arena Flowers’s blooms cut a dash from the moment they pop through the letterbox. Packaged in chic grey boxes and wrapped in bespoke paper, they are ideal for gifting to family or friends but then again, you may want to keep them all for yourself.
Again, due to the change of season since we reviewed, the spring bouquet is out of stock. But there are still plenty of blooms to shop.
Buy now £24.00, Arenaflowers.com
The verdict: Letterbox flowers
It was a close-run thing but we adored Arena Flowers’ letterbox raspberry delight, which combined vibrant pinks and mauves with the brand’s impressive eco-credentials. Bloom & Wild, with its 23 letterbox options, gets it right every time, and Serenata’s colourful, wittily named floral ratatouille is a joy to behold.
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