House of Flowers

Our Sustainability Commitments

Packaging; our packing materials are all biodegradable; cellophane, cello tape, bags, string, tissue paper and kraft paper. Recycling; all of our carboard is either recycled or reused as part of our postal orders. All plastics are returned to our suppliers for re-use. Composting; all of our green waste that is generated in house (flowers and plants) are used by local allotmenteer’s in their compost heaps. By doing so, we reduce our landfill waste and carbon footprint. Flower Growers Seasons permitting, House of Flowers uses locally grown English flowers, supplied locally by our select growers. This enables us to create seasonal floral opulence as well as reducing our carbon footprint. When stock is unavailable due to the seasons, we source flowers from our sustainable growers in Holland. The use of energy, pesticides and all polluting materials is highly controlled in Holland. Our growers are all registered with the government agency that supervises and rates their sustainability and activities which affect the environment. We only work with growers that are classified A or A+ and are conscious of constantly trying to improve this. Furthermore, due to our unique way of sourcing flowers, the growers select and pick our blooms to order and send them immediately to us so that no energy is wasted storing and refrigerating these flowers before delivery. Floral Foam Alternatives: Agra-wool; of our 100% Natural Floral Foam™, only basalt meal remains over time: an all-natural product. Basalt meal is specifically designed to change and improve clay soil, for example. It contains silicon, trace elements and minerals. This not only ensures that heavy clay soil is easier to work, but it is also good for the plants. It strengthens the cell wall, stimulates growth and gives bulbous plants the chance to root deeper. TerraBrick; we offer a sustainable alternative to the traditional oasis foam which is OASIS® TerraBrick™ Floral Media. Making it fully compostable.