Flowers to say thank you

A thank-you bunch is best sent quickly, while the kindness is still fresh, and it need not be large: a hand-tied of the week's best stems with a plain card that says exactly what they did is worth more than a grand arrangement a month late. Hydrangea, sweet peas and alstroemeria all carry gratitude in the language of flowers; a bright mixed bunch says it without needing the dictionary.

The van delivers across Sevenoaks and Tonbridge the same day before the cut-off, to a house, an office, a surgery or a school reception, and Tunbridge Wells has them the next day. For a whole team, a plant arrangement for the desk outlives any bunch and says thank you every morning.