It's that time of year again - Love is in the air! We'll be delivering beautiful roses all over Brighton, Hove and surrounding areas, as well as one or two vans leaving nice and early for deliveries up as far as London.
We've been preparing for a while now. Our wholesalers and growers have had our advanced orders. It's always a challenge to estimate how many roses we may sell. Too many and you're in trouble, not enough and you're in trouble! Over the years we've become quite good at the numbers and are usually fairly acurate.
We buy 3 grades of red rose for the day, whereas normally we only have one. The best grade will be 80cm Red Naomi grown by Porta Nova - the best grower there is. Very high quality, long lasting, large headed roses. We'll also have a 60cm Red naomi available too. A dozen of these will cost £80 over the Valentine's period. Then we have Freedom from Colombia. A very good slightly brighter red long lasting rose which will sell at £45 per dozen. Finally we will have the 50cm Furiosa which will sell at £30 per dozen.
Number are limited on all roses, so order early - don't leave it late and be disappointed!