Send Flowers to Antwerp, Belgium

Antwerp does one thing differently from the rest of Belgium, and anyone sending flowers should know it: Mother's Day is traditionally celebrated here on 15 August, the Feast of the Assumption, and Father's Day on 19 March. Because 15 August is a public holiday with no deliveries, a bouquet for an Antwerp mother should be booked for the last delivery day before it. Plenty of families now mark the national date in May as well, so it is worth asking which one yours keeps.

The city is a major port, a fashion capital and the centre of the world diamond trade, and its population is as varied as that suggests. Florists deliver to the Art Nouveau streets of Zurenborg, the galleries and cafés of Het Zuid, converted warehouses on the Eilandje, family homes in Berchem, Deurne and Wilrijk, and offices near Antwerp Central station. University of Antwerp students and the families of seafarers add to the mix. Local taste favours well-made seasonal bouquets over anything showy.

Flower delivery in Antwerp is next-day, Monday to Saturday, for orders placed before midnight local time. Nothing goes out on Sundays. Addresses are written in Dutch: give the house number, any "bus" (apartment box) number and the recipient's mobile.

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