Flowers For Valentine's Day

We spend £50m on flowers on Valentine's Day ... far more than that all year round.

Do you think about the use of chemicals, worker rights or air miles at the local florist or supermarket?

The Shropshire-based Organic Flower Company was ranked top of 20 companies (in a survey by Ethical Consumer magazine).

Teleflorist does not offer Fairtrade-certified flowers on its site. Flowersdirect and Flowergram do not offer locally grown, Fairtrade or organically certified flowers through their sales centres.

"All of the large supermarkets are now offering Fairtrade flowers, so we were horrified to note that the relay companies don't seem to prioritise ethical flowers," said Hanna Backman, the report's author. "We would like to see a range of locally grown, organically certified and possibly even seasonal flowers for sale at the flower relay company websites."