[pachyderm]

"The Society of American Florists figures that 80 percent of all cut flowers sold in this country come from somewhere else."

http://www.scpr.org/news/2011/02/14/...us-and-abroad/

[Corus]

I think in the uk lots of our flowers come from the Netherlands.
Corus

[ladyjrnlist]

That's what I've heard too. Interesting.

[lonegael]

Wasn't there a song in the sixties about that?

[pachyderm]

Originally Posted by lonegael

Wasn't there a song in the sixties about that?

That one was about where all the flowers had gone, not where they came from.

[Umbral_Seraph]

I thought it was closer to 90%...

[IceCreamKid]

Originally Posted by pachyderm

"The Society of American Florists figures that 80 percent of all cut flowers sold in this country come from somewhere else."

http://www.scpr.org/news/2011/02/14/...us-and-abroad/

I love flowers almost as much as I love animals. But the flowers I like best are not cut; they're just about everywhere: gardens, parks, tree lawns, hanging from baskets hung on light poles. Something is beautiful, blooming, or green almost 12 months a year here if people know where to look. One of my joys is hunting for flowers and trees in their seasons just to look, smell and enjoy. But no cutting!