I live near Saffron Walden and on two occasions since I have been ordering flowers from Freddie one look at the box told me they would not last the week. This week was a case in point. My three stocks died within three days and one of the antirhinums is looking very sickly. My daughter who lives in Islington has a weekly delivery and her flowers last well into the second week. Thus I believe those of us who live in the sticks are not getting flowers in their prime. I am going to give Freddie a couple of more shots and if the flowers are still found wanting I will cancel my subscription however hard it is. When I have roses in my delivery they last a maximum of five days, notwithstanding they are usually gorgeous. Incidentally two weeks ago I bought a £10 bunch of lovely flowers from Tesco and some of them are still looking reasonable. Way to go I think!