Branch out this Valentine’s Day
Forget the flowers and chocolates, socks and smellies this Valentine’s Day and show your loved one how much you care with an eco-friendly gift for life from tree2mydoor.com. As well as being kind to the environment, a tree is a token of your love that will last a lifetime. Plus, you can bring back that loving feeling by dedicating a personalised poem to your sweetheart, with the chance to win £100 in vouchers and your poem published on the website.
Choose from over 20 native tree saplings available on the site, or if space is an issue, choose from a selection of lovely topiary trees, olive trees or citrus trees. Every order can be personalised, packed and sent directly to your lover. To help you choose, here are the top Valentine’s Day themed trees and gifts:
Crab Apple Tree (malus sylvestris)
Known to the ancient Celts as the ‘tree of love’, the Crab Apple Tree is an exceptional choice to surprise your lover, with its roots in romance. In ancient traditions the apples were used to find future lovers, so make sure you keep your relationship fruitful with this symbolic gift. Although the tree arrives without leaves, fear not, as it will blossom in the spring. The tree can be kept in the pot for up to eight years and the fruits are perfect for traditional jams and jellies.
Height: 20-60cm tall
Price: £24.50 inc VAT
Olive Tree (olea europea)
Send your special someone their very own ‘peace tree’ this year. The olive tree, an ancient symbol of peace and hope throughout the world, bursts with fragrant creamy white flowers that blossom in spring, changing with the seasons into deep green olive fruits. Perfect for sunny sheltered spots, this fruit-bearing tree will demonstrate your love all year round.
Height: 65cm
Price: £44.99 inc VAT
Love in a bag
Sow the seeds of love in your very own garden with this unique gift, containing a mixture of Red Wildflower Seed, Red Field Poppies and Corn Cockle. Blooming in vibrant scarlet and ruby shades, the flowers will remind your sweetheart of your lasting love that grows with time. The seeds come presented in an eco-friendly mini jute drawstring bag – simply plant them in your flowerbed, lovingly tend to them and watch them grow into a stunning floral display.
Price: £9.99 inc VAT for 20g (covers up to 20sqm)
Sunshine in a bag
To brighten up your lover’s day, bring a ray of sunshine into their life on 14th February. This wildflower seed gift grows into a striking arrangement of dazzling golden flowers including meadow buttercup, Commons St John’s Wort, Ladies Bedstraw and Corn Marigolds.
Price:£10.99 inc VAT for 20g (covers up to 20sqm)
Why not show your loved one how much you care by dedicating a personalised poem to your sweetheart. For the third year running, tree2mydoor.com is running its annual online poetry competition, giving you the chance to win £100 in gift vouchers. 50 runners up will each win 50% off Valentine’s Day purchases. To enter the competition, log on to tree2mydoor.com, upload your poem in writing or by video before the 14th February.
Gareth Mitchell, company founder and managing director, offers advice for gift-giving this Valentine’s Day: “Flowers are becoming more expensive and are not lasting as long due to the miles they have travelled to get here. A tree is a perfect alternative, lasts a lot longer and is a much more original and impressive present to give your Valentine. Our romantic selection shows that someone has put some thought into their gift, and gone the extra mile to show that they care.”
With every tree2mydoor gift, comes a free greetings card for your own personal message. All gifts are presented individually in environmentally friendly reuseable jute and cardboard packaging. Tree2mydoor.com also offers a range of accessories, tools and eco-friendly shopping bags, with items priced from £2.99 and savings of 10% when you buy online.
For more information visit tree2mydoor.com.
