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Flower Power
Eco friendly Florists for Mother’s Day How Green Is Your Love
We all know that one day a year isn’t nearly enough to show all the mums out there the appreciation they deserve, but that shouldn’t stop you from trying your best on Mother’s Day all the same! Here are some of our fave ecofriendly flower purveyors in Hong Kong. By Carla Thomas
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BYDEAU After a more bespoke touch? Bydeau offers a wide range of bouquets and gift boxes that you can curate to suit your giftee, partnering with women-owned businesses and artisan brands. They also use materials like corrugated cardboard, wooden boxes, and linen to package, giving them extra sustainability points.
53 Wellington St., Central (by appointment only), 5525-0037, bydeau.com.
LOVER Get bold with your bouquet this Mother’s Day, with a colourpop floral arrangement with jazzy names like “Ultra Violet” or “Orange Soda” from Lover Florals. Available in either wrapped bouquets (paper, never plastic) or a tasteful gold vase, wasteful packaging is minimised while still achieving maximum “wow” effect.
loverflorals.com
FLEUROLOGIE BY H Inspired by all things earthly, this ecoconscious florist maximises the use of sustainable materials and seasonal stems for a more ethical approach to flower delivery. Looking for something really different? Fleurologie also specialises in edible veggie arrangements, an eco-friendly (and healthy!) alternative to your bogstandard bouquet.
Shop A, 3/F,18 Shing Yip St., Kwun Tong, Kowloon (by appointment only), 9050-7227, fleurologybyh.com.
AMARANTHINE BLOOMS Another zero-waste option, these luxury faux flowers are made with silk and hand-painted for a hyper-realistic look and feel. They’re also long-lasting, require minimal care (just the occasional cleaning) and eliminate many sustainability issues with the traditional cut flower industry, such as toxic pesticides and carbon emissions from refrigerated transportation.
amaranthineblooms.com
KAFOOK FLORIST Go totally zero-waste by opting for preserved flowers instead of the fresh ones! Kafook Florist is a specialist store and floral art school in Prince Edward (conveniently next to the flower market) that crafts long-life floral and plant arrangements.
Preserved bouquets hold their shape and colour for several years, so you don’t end up binning them, and there’s no need to care for them with water or sunlight - perfect for anyone who kills any plant they touch.
160D Prince Edward Road West Mong Kok, 2528-0103, facebook.com/kafookflorist.
FLORISTRY AT M&L Wild at heart, this rustic Sheung Wan florist relies heavily on seasonal flowers and foliage for their nature-inspired bouquets and flower jars. Going the extra green mile, they also dispense with plastic packaging and deliver your florals in biodegradable hessian fabric and a reusable canvas tote bag instead.
