Does anyone else find big bouquets of flowers a pain in the bum? For recent events (birthdays, anniversaries etc) my husband has stopped buying gifts and instead buys a big over-the-top bouquet. I don't mean to sound ungrateful but he works next to a florist so he just picks it up on the way home. Job done, box ticked.
I end up with this massive bunch of flowers, which although look lovely, it's then up to me to to cut the stems, find an appropriate vase, remember to change or top up the water, pick up the petals as they drop, dispose of the dead plants in the compost a week or two later. We are also currently renovating our house so have limited space and a very small dining table for the five of us, and every meal or when the kids want to do colouring etc the vase has to get moved out the way onto the floor. I just find it a big hassle.
They're also pretty expensive and I'd just rather the money was spent on something else. Is it just me or am I being ungrateful?