The online flower delivery service Flowerbud, has been delighting customers with farm-fresh flowers and fruit and gourmet treats since 1998. The flowers are delivered in a shipping box and it’s up to the recipient to trim and arrange the flowers in a container.

The site features a selection of products including a wide variety of calla lilies, Gerbera daisies, lilies, orchids, roses and tulips. They also offer seasonal flowers (in-season, of course) such as ranunculus, sunflowers and peonies. Flowerbud has five flower-of-the-month programs in a section called “Year in Bloom”. This section has five options including: Monthly Splendor, 12 Months of Roses, Grower’s Pick, High Flower Season and Flowers 365. You can spoil yourself or a special someone with fresh flowers monthly or even weekly! The site also offers bulk flowers in case you want to arrange your own wedding or other event flowers.

The web site is pretty and nicely organized. The site owner has a blog/journal, patron appreciation program, monthly emailed newsletter and also features a free computer desktop calendar image that you can download each month to brighten your computer too.

Ordering through Flowerbud is handled either online or by phone. Delivery is handled through FedEx Overnight. One unusual aspect of Flowerbud’s service is that the standard overnight shipping charges are already included in the price of the flowers. This makes it nice while you’re perusing the products because you know that the final charge is pretty much what is listed on the product page unless you specify a Saturday delivery, upgrade to Priority Overnight or send flowers to Alaska or Hawaii.

International delivery is available in the following countries:

• Austria
• Belgium
• France
• Germany
• Ireland
• Italy
• Luxembourg
• Monaco
• Spain
• The Netherlands
• United Kingdom
• United States (including Hawaii and Alaska)