SAY IT WITH (50,000) FLOWERS... FLORIST BRIGHTENS DAY FOR NHS HEROES
A FLORIST arranged for a staggering 50,000 flowers to be delivered to nurses and other NHS staff at hospitals across London.
Luxury florist Wildabout Flowers saw that suppliers in the Netherlands were burning millions of surplus blooms, which were not needed because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Owners Leanne Roberts-Hewitt, 48, and Andy Devonport, 48, contacted their Dutch suppliers and arranged for the flowers to be sent to them so they could be gifted to the NHS.
They ended up with a staggering 50,000 flowers which they made into 1,500 bouquets and took to six London hospitals. Staff at St George’s, Chelsea and Westminster, St Thomas’s, King’s College, Royal Brompton and Lambeth hospitals were delighted.
Leanne said: “Our business has come to a standstill now – it has been so rewarding to do this before we shut. We just wanted to lift their spirits and let the NHS staff know that we appreciate them. We thought if anyone needs a
pick-me-up, it’s the NHS frontline workers. We saw all the flowers going to waste and the Dutch burning their extra blooms and it was heartbreaking, so we wanted to do good with them before we closed the studio.
“We took our flowers to the reception of each hospital and shared them out with all of the staff, not just the nurses and doctors but all the staff such as porters and cleaners as well.
“The feedback has been overwhelming – it’s amazing how something as simple as flowers can lift people’s spirits.”