Valentine’s Day is almost upon us and Scots may be getting inundated with offers and adverts from card, chocolate, and flower companies, leaving them feeling frazzled.
People who are single, especially, might be climbing the walls with the influx of romantic gestures and scenes they are witnessing, and may be wanting an escape from the madness.
So, with that in mind, there is a new floral puzzled that could ‘leaf’ you stumped. Set at the famous New Covent Garden Flower Market in London, the public are being challenged to spot five red roses in the busy market scene.
It should take puzzlers less than 60 seconds to spot all five roses, according to the iconic London market, with the record set at a staggering 19.9 seconds.
If you managed to spot all five in less than 60 seconds, congratulations! You’ve done a blooming good job.
If you’re having difficulty, don’t worry. Here are the exact locations of the five red roses.
Warning – the answers are below.
The first is at the top, left of centre, in the lady’s daisy-embossed handbag. The second and third are lower left, nestled in a box of pink, white and red flowers and laying on the wooden shelves, next to the purple plant pots.
The fourth is above this, in the mouth of the dog, who is seen running through the market, with the fifth and final rose is to the right, buried in a box of purple, red and pink flowers, next to the lady in the green dungarees.
Valentine’s Day has been a key date in the floral calendar throughout the market’s long and colourful history.
Freddie Heathcote at wholesale florist Green & Bloom, said: “We see trade ‘blooming’ around Valentine’s Day every year here at New Covent Garden Flower Market – it’s certainly one of the busiest times for floral wholesalers.
“Flowers have a timeless appeal when it comes to expressing our love, and we’re sure to see a surge in demand this year with the 14th February falling on a Friday, as florists flock to fill their stores ahead of the weekend.”