Flower Delivery Greenwich

Flowers Delivered in Greenwich

You might think the 'green' part of the name 'Greenwich' probably derives from some Viking name or Old English word, but for once its Anglo-Saxon origin is literally the fact that there was plenty of greenery in the area, while the 'wich' suffix likely refers to its position on a 'bay' formed by a broad loop of the Thames. Greenwich Park is a 183-acre expanse which contains the former Royal Observatory - home to the Prime Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time - and the next-day flower delivery Greenwich residents receive is a hat-tip to the area's significance both in terms of the natural environment and its pivotal role in historical timekeeping.

Now the clocks of the world are set not by astronomical observations in Greenwich, but according to Coordinated Universal Time; however, a 'time ball' still drops at 1pm each day in Greenwich, similar to the famous Times Square crystal ball that signals the countdown to midnight each New Year's Eve, although unlike its American equivalent, the Greenwich ball marks 1pm at the beginning of its descent, rather than at the end.