Social justice vs the environment vs all a Guardian readers’ issues in one complicated bouquet in this BBC article.
To me the easy answer is ‘don’t buy out-of-season flowers’. Ok, I know it’s not that simple, but it doesn’t seem like European or African flowers are entirely ethical and green, so maybe buying flowers like this just isn’t realistic anymore.
In other news, I think I just saw a robin in the garden. I’ve never seen a robin before!