[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":127},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f1wcqgm3lnra0r":3},{"kind":4,"country":5,"referenceDate":6,"text":7,"calendar":35,"subscriptionCoverages":37,"article":48,"scope":66,"ranges":67,"related":77,"contextual":106},"article","GB","2026-10-18",{"slug":8,"title":9,"description":10,"answer":11,"sections":12,"faq":28},"mothers-day","Mother’s Day in the UK: Mothering Sunday and flowers","Mothering Sunday is the UK’s Mother’s Day, three weeks before Easter. Choose flowers for home and plan the handover around your gathering.","In the UK Mother’s Day, also called Mothering Sunday, is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent, three weeks before Easter. For a personal gift, we suggest tulips in her favourite colour. Choose the size around where she will display them and give her the bouquet when you visit.",[13,18,23],{"title":14,"paragraphs":15},"A date that changes with Easter",[16,17],"Mothering Sunday has no fixed day of the month. To wish your mother a happy Mother’s Day in the UK, find that year’s British date rather than using another country’s celebration.","If you are attending a service, check that church’s programme to plan your visit. To contribute flowers to the service, arrange the format and reception with its organisers. Arrange that contribution separately from your mother’s personal gift.",{"title":19,"paragraphs":20},"Tulips and alternatives chosen for their appearance",[21,22],"Tulips are our suggestion for their cup-shaped flowers. Compare lisianthus for its satin-like petals or gerberas for their open flowers and distinct centres. Choose colours she enjoys.","For home, size the bouquet to fit the vase she will use. If the gift includes a container, count its height and width when deciding the size. A photo of the space and its measurements help explain the order.",{"title":24,"paragraphs":25},"A bouquet for a visit after lunch",[26,27],"You could order: “I would like tulips for my mum for Mothering Sunday. We are having lunch out and going to her home afterwards. I would prefer to collect the bouquet for that visit and bring it with a vase that fits on her shelf.” Add the measurements and the specific date.","The card could say: “Mum, happy Mother’s Day. These flowers are for the conversations that always carry on after lunch. With love, Alex.” Adapt it to your gathering. If you send the gift, agree on a time when she will be at home.",[29,32],{"question":30,"answer":31},"Are Mother’s Day and Mothering Sunday two different dates?","In the UK they are two names for this celebration. The British date is the fourth Sunday of Lent, three weeks before Easter.",{"question":33,"answer":34},"What should I put on the order if I am arranging it from another country?","Write the full date including the year, the delivery town and a time window in the destination’s local time. Add who will receive the bouquet so a home delivery is not confused with a contribution to a church.",{"occasionId":36,"countryCode":5},"gb-mothers-day",[38],{"occasionId":36,"title":39,"scope":44,"regionCodes":45,"fromYear":46,"throughYear":47},{"es":40,"en":41,"de":42,"lt":43},"Día de la Madre · Mothering Sunday","Mother’s Day · Mothering Sunday","Muttertag · Mothering Sunday","Motinos diena · Mothering Sunday","national",[],2026,2046,{"id":36,"category":49,"imageId":50,"name":41,"imageAlt":51,"territoryLabel":52,"sources":53},"occasions","tulip","Tulip against a dark green background","United Kingdom · Nationwide",[54,58,62],{"url":55,"label":56,"claim":57},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.english-heritage.org.uk\u002Fvisit\u002Ffamilydaysout\u002Fmothers-day\u002F","English Heritage · Mother’s Day, 2026","Identifies Mother’s Day and Mothering Sunday in the UK, the fourth Sunday of Lent and 15 March in 2026. Includes flowers as a gift without a required species. Its suggested visits concern its sites in England, not the whole country.",{"url":59,"label":60,"claim":61},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.coventry.anglican.org\u002Fnews\u002Fmothering-sunday-and-the-mother-church.php","Diocese of Coventry · Mothering Sunday and the Mother Church, 08\u002F03\u002F2024","States exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday. The cited 10 March date belongs to 2024. Describes services in that diocese without setting flower reception or future programmes for other churches.",{"url":63,"label":64,"claim":65},"https:\u002F\u002Fdioceseofyork.org.uk\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FCW-support-for-calendar-themes-2026-27-2.pdf","Diocese of York · Collective Worship, planificación 2026–2027 · p. 4","The March table places Mothering Sunday on 7 March and Easter on 28 March 2027, corroborating the 21-day interval. Diocesan school planning, not a programme of public events or deliveries.","United Kingdom",[68,71,74],{"start":69,"end":69,"startLabel":70,"endLabel":70},"2027-03-07","7 March 2027",{"start":72,"end":72,"startLabel":73,"endLabel":73},"2028-03-26","26 March 2028",{"start":75,"end":75,"startLabel":76,"endLabel":76},"2029-03-11","11 March 2029",[78,87,97],{"article":79,"reason":85,"primary":86},{"id":50,"category":80,"imageId":50,"path":81,"name":82,"title":83,"description":84,"imageAlt":51},"flowers","\u002Fen\u002Fflowers\u002Ftulip\u002F","Tulip","When to give tulips","How to give tulips and choose between a bouquet, a pot or bulbs. What to ask about colour and opening before ordering.","We suggest tulips for their cup-shaped flowers. Choose a small bouquet in her favourite colour to enjoy at home.",true,{"article":88,"reason":95,"primary":96},{"id":89,"category":80,"imageId":89,"path":90,"name":91,"title":92,"description":93,"imageAlt":94},"lisianthus","\u002Fen\u002Fflowers\u002Flisianthus\u002F","Lisianthus","When to give lisianthus","How to choose lisianthus for an anniversary or thank-you. How it differs from roses and peonies and how to agree on a substitution.","Lavender lisianthus with a bud against a dark green background","Lisianthus offers another texture with its satin-like petals. It is an alternative if that finish suits her taste better.",false,{"article":98,"reason":105,"primary":96},{"id":99,"category":80,"imageId":99,"path":100,"name":101,"title":102,"description":103,"imageAlt":104},"gerbera","\u002Fen\u002Fflowers\u002Fgerbera\u002F","Gerbera","When to give gerberas","How to choose gerberas for a birthday or a thank-you. Colour, size and delivery ideas that make the gift easy to enjoy.","Coral-orange gerbera against a dark green background","Gerberas highlight an open flower with a distinct centre. Compare them if she enjoys those shapes and you want colour to stand out.",[107,114,121],{"id":108,"category":109,"imageId":89,"path":110,"name":111,"title":111,"description":112,"imageAlt":94,"coverageLabel":113},"transporting-flowers","guides","\u002Fen\u002Fguides\u002Fhow-to-transport-a-bouquet\u002F","How to pack and transport a bouquet of flowers","How to carry a bouquet or potted poinsettia. Local trips in Mexico and Lithuania, heat, cold, flights and border checks for Spain, Germany and Argentina.","Spain, Argentina, Germany, Lithuania, and Mexico",{"id":115,"category":109,"imageId":116,"path":117,"name":118,"title":118,"description":119,"imageAlt":120},"flower-card-messages","red-rose","\u002Fen\u002Fguides\u002Fwhat-to-write-flower-card\u002F","What to write in a card with flowers","Ideas for writing a flower card in your own words. Examples for birthdays, thanks, anniversaries and sensitive moments.","Red rose against a dark green background",{"id":122,"category":109,"imageId":99,"path":123,"name":124,"title":124,"description":125,"imageAlt":104,"coverageLabel":126},"flower-delivery","\u002Fen\u002Fguides\u002Fordering-flowers-from-a-distance\u002F","How to order flowers from a distance and plan delivery","How to send flowers from afar and choose the format, date and handover. Includes UK letterbox flowers and addresses and deliveries in other countries.","Spain, Argentina, Germany, Lithuania, Mexico, and United Kingdom",1792303557445]