Send Flowers to Brussels, Belgium

Brussels is where much of Belgium's international life happens, so flowers ordered from abroad arrive here every working day: at townhouses in Saint-Gilles and Schaerbeek, at apartment blocks in Etterbeek and Woluwe, at offices around the Schuman roundabout in the European Quarter and at embassies along Avenue de Tervueren. The capital is officially bilingual, which means every street has a French and a Dutch name. Either version works for the florist, as long as you add the four-digit postcode of the commune, such as 1000 for the historic centre or 1040 for Etterbeek.

Flowers have a public stage in this city. Every two years in August the Grand-Place is covered by an enormous carpet of begonias, and on 1 May street sellers offer sprigs of lily of the valley for good luck. Residents bring a bouquet when they are invited to dinner, and the choice follows the season: tulips in spring, peonies in early summer, warm tones in autumn.

To send flowers to Brussels, order before midnight Belgian time and a local florist will deliver by hand the next day, Monday to Saturday. There is no delivery on Sundays or public holidays. Many buildings have an intercom with names instead of numbers, so include the name on the bell and the recipient's phone number.

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