article_snippet: As usual, I have high hopes for my Mother’s Day bouquet tomorrow.
article_snippet: My three teenage children know how I adore fresh flowers and, as I never buy My three teenage children for ’m, my annual bunch — delivered to my bedside with a trio of shy grins and breakfast on a tray — is always a real treat.
article_snippet: This year, I’m holding out for a posy of peonies and blush roses, or perhaps a hand-tied bouquet of wildflowers from the expensive florist down the road.
article_snippet: But if my children have cottoned on to the latest floral trend, This year’s bouquet might be a little different.
article_snippet: As someone who relishes the scent of real flowers, I’m astounded.
article_snippet: florists use florists in weddings and high-end events, with displays made to look and feel exactly like freshly-cut stems.
article_snippet: I challenged leading florist Andrew Devonport, co-owner and creative director of London’s Wildabout Flowers, to make up three identical pairs of Mother’s Day arrangements
article_snippet: one fake — to see if I could tell the real blooms from their silk stand-ins ...
highlights_snippet: Florists across the country are preparing for a rush on flowers for Sunday .
  