Buying fresh flowers—for yourself, your best friend, your mom—offers an instant pick-me-up: The colors and vibrance of sunny daffodils, fragrant roses, effortless tulips, sculptural calla lilies, cheery poppies, and all the other beautiful blooms that can fill a vase will brighten even the dullest days or make holidays or birthdays that much sweeter. Keep that just-picked atmosphere in your home without the frequent florist trips by setting up a flower subscription service that provides fresh florals—either in a vase or on their own, so the recipient can arrange them as he or she likes—on a regular basis. Ahead, some of our favorite companies that offer year-round blooms.

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