Station Flowers- or, as I think of it, the Emergency Flower Shop- has been a fixture of South Shawlands for years. I am often tempted in by the cheap bunches of flowers huddled in the doorway, to brighten up what has been a gloomy winter, but they also have plenty of more impressive flowers behind the door. Because of its size and location, it tends to be the one where people rush in and out- best to know what you want rather than hope to be inspired- but for such a small shop, the selection is marvelous. The choices are more idiosyncratic than those in Tesco's across the road, and the staff always seem pleased to see me: friendly and traditional, it conjures up old fashioned images of commuters buying flowers on the way home from work. read more