It comes after a study of 2,000 adults revealed receiving a bunch of flowers will lift the average person’s mood for four days. As many as 85 per cent say they instantly feel happier ...

I wondered, though, if they were migratory swans that had just come back or if they were part of the bunch that stays ... catkins, the first flowers of the new year. And now the equinox is here.

Susie says the word expresses the unique joy we feel when receiving flowers. It follows a study which discovered receiving a bunch of flowers will lift the average person’s mood for four days.

But buying a good gift is where the challenge comes in. Yes, you could find flowers at the petrol station, pick up a chic(ish)-looking candle at the supermarket, or perhaps splash the cash on a ...