Beautiful Plant Gifts for Mothers Day 3rd April 2011
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Mothers Day is a chance to say thank you for with cards, flowers and gifts
for all the little and big things our Mums have done for us over the years. Mothers Day like many traditions is a blend of two older celebrations, a religious
celebration 'Mothering Sunday' and an American celebration known as 'Mothers
Day’.
In the UK we celebrate Mothers Day on the fourth Sunday in Lent, 'Mothering Sunday', but we have adopted the American secular traditions of
celebrating with gifts and flowers.
This year why not give a gift that lasts?
Bouquets end up in the bin so quickly, this year why not send your mum a plant gift from Plants4Presents that will really last?
Living plants continue to grow and provide pleasure year in year out and with over 50 different plant gifts available for Mothers Day we are sure to have something to make your Mum's day.
As Mother's Day always falls on a Sunday and Saturday deliveries carry a premium it is probably best to choose a weekday delivery for your gift. Nearer the time you will be able to choose any day up to and including Saturday 2nd April on the order form and rest assured that over 99.8% of our courier deliveries arrive on time on the day they are expected. As always all our plants have a choice of pot covers and greeting cards and you have over 1000 characters to put your thanks and appreciation into your own words. Your plant gift will be carefully wrapped and boxed by hand before being despatched by post or courier to your desired address. Unlike some other companies we always pack our plants on the day of despatch (even on this peak despatch day) to ensure your plants are in peak condition on arrival.
We will update this website in more detail in the new year but for those of you thinking ahead, we are likely to have roses, clematis, scented jasmine, herb planters, tea plants and citrus trees all looking good for delivery in April.
If there is something you are interested in but can't see on the website then do please do give us a call on 0845 226 8026 or drop us an email and we'll see what we can do to help.
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More about Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday was very much a religious celebration dating back hundreds of
years and was traditionally a day that domestic servants were given off work
once a year to return home to the birth towns and visit their ‘mother’ church
during Lent. Of course this holiday and the chance to reunite the family meant
it was also a time of celebration particularly as in Victorian times children
would often work away from home from the age of 10. The tradition of flowers
grew out of children returning home with gifts of flowers picked from the
hedgerows and the Simnell or traditional Mothering Sunday cake also came to be
a part of the family celebrations.
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Mothers Day round the World
Mothers Day celebrations have different traditions and different dates in
different countries but a lot of them have grown out of the American
celebration on the second Sunday in May and for this reason are celebrated on
the same day. See below for a list of Mothers’ Day dates for 2010 around
the world.
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| 14th February (2nd Sunday in February)
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Norway |
| 14th March (4th Sunday of Lent)
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United Kingdom |
| 2nd May (1st Sunday in May) |
South Africa |
| 10th May |
Mexico
Bahrain
Hong Kong
India
Malaysia
Mexico
Oman
Pakistan
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
United Arab Emirates
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| 13th May |
International Mothers Day |
| 9th May (2nd Sunday in May) |
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Holland
Italy
Japan
New Zealand
Switzerland
Turkey
United States
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| 30th May (last Sunday in May) |
France
Sweden
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| 10th October (2nd Sunday in October) |
Argentina
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| 7th December |
Spain and Portugal
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| End of the Rainy Season |
Ethiopia |
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