Tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and branches still in bud make up the heart of an Easter bouquet. Here are the flowers to choose, the budget to plan for and the six online florists we compared for delivery in Switzerland.
Easter follows the spring flower calendar: anything that grows from a bulb or on a branch is available. Here is how to put a bouquet together depending on the effect you want.
The base of any Easter bouquet, available everywhere in season.
They add volume and height without weighing things down.
For a gift that lives longer than cut flowers.
A short palette is all you need for a festive bouquet.
Six services delivering in Switzerland, assessed on their spring flowers and on delivery times over the long weekend. The ranking below is our own for this occasion.
Kanel is our top pick for Easter: this French-speaking Swiss workshop ties its seasonal bouquets by hand, delivers within a few hours in Geneva and Lausanne and next day elsewhere in Switzerland. Use code FABIEN10 for 10% off.
FABIEN10, 10 % offA flower relay network since 1946 with thousands of partner florists: the national and international coverage is useful for sending flowers further afield. The bouquet is made up locally, though, so the Easter style varies from one artisan to the next.
A grand Geneva house with almost two centuries behind it, worth considering if you are after a signature arrangement for a large family table. The upmarket positioning quickly goes beyond the CHF 40 to 80 budget.
Another giant of the flower relay world: a very wide catalogue, worldwide delivery and gift options such as chocolates or balloons. The end result depends on the florist who makes it up, and bouquets can feel more standardised.
A polished service from French-speaking Switzerland that handles both the arranging and the delivery, with good value for money on a spring bouquet. Its reach stays centred on the canton of Vaud, which limits deliveries outside the region.
The budget option: artisan bouquets at gentle prices delivered in French-speaking Switzerland, handy if you want to stay close to CHF 40. The choice of spring arrangements is narrower and the delivery area smaller.
Three situations come up every year before Easter. Here is how we would handle them.
The bouquet for the dinner table. Keep the arrangement low so guests can see one another: tulips and ranunculus cut short, a few grape hyacinths and two or three sprigs of forsythia. Yellow, white and soft green sit beautifully alongside painted eggs. A ceramic jug works just as well as a vase.
The gift that outlasts the celebration. A potted bulb, hyacinth or grape hyacinth, keeps flowering after the weekend and can then be replanted in the garden. It is a good idea for a godmother or for grandparents who already receive plenty of cut flowers. The budget is the same as for a small bouquet.
The last-minute order. As Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays in most cantons, aim for a Thursday delivery. In Geneva and Lausanne, Kanel delivers within a few hours. Elsewhere in Switzerland, count on next-day delivery and so order early in the week.
Kanel ties your Easter flowers by hand and delivers within a few hours in Geneva and Lausanne, with code FABIEN10 for 10% off.
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