Lonely Bouquet is a global movement which encourages people to create small bouquets with a thoughtful message attached, then leave these flowers in public spaces for others to find and keep. This simple act of kindness has the power to transform someone’s day, spreading happiness throughout communities. On September 9, Ashland Garden Club members created 30 bouquets, and distributed them randomly throughout Ashland for residents to find.
Publisher: Ashland Garden Club | Published: 2025-09-11Members of Burnham Area Flower Club have this week been busily arranging colourful bouquets of flowers that will be left across Burnham-On-Sea to spread positive cheer as part of a national scheme.
Publisher: Burnham-On-Sea | Published: 2025-05-14What began as a small gesture of kindness in 2015 has grown into a heart-warming community tradition in St. John’s.
Publisher: THE TELEGRAM | Published: 2025-04-30The Mid Island Floral Arrangement Club (MIFAC) will create small floral bouquets to spread some joy around the Parksville Qualicum Beach area on July 13. Members will get together and create the flower arrangements before dispersing them in public areas. Each bouquet will be accompanied by a note, which encourages people to take them home. The note reads:
Publisher: Parksville Qualicum Beach News | Published: 2023-07-09Bouquets of flowers have been appearing around a town with the hope of brightening people’s days. Florist Fay Trowbridge has been leaving the "lonely bouquets" in Merthyr Tydfil to help shine a spotlight on Mental Health Awareness Month in May.
Publisher: BBC | Published: 2023-05-29Members of the Newfoundland and Labrador Floral Design group faced the elements head-on Friday morning to make good on their campaign to deliver free flowers throughout the city. A windy, cold, rainy St. John's day didn't stop the group from leaving 300 bouquets around the city for people to stumble across and keep, with a focus on non-profit and long-term care facilities, parks, bus stops and hospital parking lots.
Publisher: CBC | Published: 2023-05-27Amanda’s Flowers in England has been doing her part to share random acts of kindness using flowers. She leaves a floral bouquet in places around the city for strangers to find. She was initially inspired by National Lonely Bouquet Day. But following the overwhelmingly positive response she received after leaving the first six bouquets, she decided to continue.
Publisher: Florist Review | Published: 2021-12-06A florist has been leaving free flower arrangements in public places in a bid to brighten people’s days. Amanda Meese, the 44-year-old owner of Amanda’s Flowers in Oldbury, West Midlands, has gifted strangers with almost 20 bouquets since she started carrying out the small acts of kindness in June.
Publisher: Independent | Published: 2021-11-23A florist has started leaving free bouquets of flowers in car parks, bus stops, and nurseries to put smiles on people’s faces. Amanda Meese, 44, who runs Amanda’s Flowers in Oldbury, West Midlands, says ‘everyone needs cheering up after the sadness of Covid’.
Publisher: Metro | Published: 2021-11-22Bouquets of flowers left in public places as gifts in Ottery St Mary have raised a smile with strangers during the coronavirus lockdown. Ottery St Mary Flower Club spread some cheer during June leaving ‘lonely bouquets’ around the town for people to adopt and take home.
Publisher: East Devon News | Published: 2020-07-26Not only the lonely were given a heart warming bunch of happiness when Mangakahia Gardening Club came to Whangārei. What could be more feel-good in the middle of winter than coming across a beautiful bouquet of flowers with a note saying ''please take me home''?
Publisher: Unknown | Published: 2019-06-26When Dayna Connolly saw flowers lying on a Whangarei bench she thought someone may have left them behind.
Publisher: The New Zealand Herald | Published: 2017-06-28As we have over the last few years, we will print personalised tags for any florist shop or flower arranging society that wants to take part completely FREE of charge. We think it's a brilliant idea and a great opportunity to bring a smile to lots of faces with the power of flowers, and in the process generate some great positive publicity for your shop or society, so we're happy to help as many florists as possible.
Publisher: The Paper Studio | Published: 2017-06-25DID you manage to pick up a free bouquet of flowers in Marlborough and Devizes today? Burbage Flower Club has been out in Marlborough and the surrounding villages over the last two days celebrating National Flower Arrangers Day with lonely bouquets.
Publisher: Gazette and Herald | Published: 2015-05-01Lilla Zelenak is a Killester based Hungarian florist…. Here you can read her idea about cheering up people in Dublin. If only there were more people willing to do stuff like that… Thank you Lilla! (article in Dublin People)
Publisher: Unknown | Published: 2013-07-22Broadcasted July 19 2013
Publisher: WDR Germany | Published: 2013-07-19