Flowers for Mother's Day 2013

The earliest Mother’s Day celebrations can be traced back to the ancient Greeks.  During the 17th century early Christians in England celebrated a day to honour Mary, the mother of Christ, and later included all mothers.  Named Mothering Sunday and celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent, this day honoured all mothers in England.

During this period the underprivileged classes worked as servants for the wealthy and, as most jobs were located far from their families, the servants ‘lived-in’.  On Mothering Sunday, the servants were given the day off and encouraged to return home to spend the day with their mothers.

This year in the UK, we celebrate Mother’s Day on 10 March which still ties in with the Christian calendar’s 4th Sunday in Lent, when many churches give the children in the congregation on Mothering Sunday, a little bunch of spring flowers to give to their Mothers as a thank you for all the care and love throughout the year.

Flowers still remain the most traditional Mother’s Day gift and a great opportunity to buy some of the fabulous varieties of spring flowers now coming into season.

I love this time of year when all the spring bulbs start poking through – there’s nothing more heart-warming than a bright, simple bunch of daffodils.  There’s lots of other great flowers available at this time of year too – here’s a few ideas for some simple Mother’s day flowers.