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Best letterbox flower delivery services available in the UK

Source: Bloom & Wild

While everyone loves opening the door to a flower delivery on Valentine's Day, getting a bouquet into their hands can be tricky - why does the post always seem to arrive the second you've stepped into the shower, taken the bins out or popped to the shops?

Luckily you can now send flowers without wondering if your recipient will be in - or worse, spoiling the surprise - thanks to the invention of letterbox flowers.

What are letterbox flowers?

Delivered in compact boxes that are slightly smaller in dimension than a standard letterbox, stems are packed flat and need to be arranged and put in water by your recipient. The upshot of this is that they can arrange their bouquet as

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