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What a cool gift idea. I'm passing this on to my husband.

I think Calyx and Carola do a flower subscription, which I like better than getting 52 envelopes of cash and having to go to the flower stand every week.

I love this!

what a great flower stand! I wish there was a sassier, tasteful florist in my town. Peonies and lilacs? Amazing! and impossible to find here.

"Having" to go to the flower stand?

What a great gift! The 52 small envelopes let you create your own arrangements and every week try flowers you might not otherwise. The budget is set by someone else, so stars***** to Abbey's husband.

I don't live near a really great florist, but I like buying at the local farmers' market and Trader Joes. My favorite florist is the Oak Hill Farm in the Ferry Building for their unusual and sometimes inexpensive selections. Really beautiful!

It's a really sweet thought, but who would actually save the cash for 50 weeks to use on flowers?

And I suppose it's irrational, but I would be thrilled if my husband got me flowers every week but annoyed if he gave me cash so I could go and buy them myself every week--do I really need his blessing to do that? Is our money really his to give to me? I know it wouldn't be (and wasn't here) intended like this, but it just smacks of oldschool "pin money for the little woman" to me.

To each her own. Since my husband and I pool our money and stick to a tight budget , to me it's a gift either way. I just prefer my own taste in flowers(!) and the chance to creatively arrange them.

Like you say, to each her own. While it may rub me completely wrong, it's not like there's anything wrong with giving a gift that was clearly loved by the person who received it.

And in any case, looking at those flowers, it's easy to see she made great use of the gift. The bouquets are gorgeous.

Thanks AT: SF for the link to my birthday gift. What I loved about this gift (and the whole reason behind it) was that it allowed me to have something that I wouldn't give myself -- fresh flowers every week. My husband knows that even though I could afford them myself, I would never buy them (fresh flowers feel like an extravagance). The reason he didn't just buy me flowers every week or give me a gift subscription is that I'm REALLY picky about flowers and get a lot of pleasure from choosing them myself. Finally, I'll also add that every envelope has a hand written love note in it -- 52 reasons my husband loves me (and yes, that I love arranging flowers is one of them).