I recently visited an attraction called ‘World of Flowers’ in Devon, near where I used to live. They’d begun their quest about ten years ago carving huge flower beds out of the hillside in the shape of the countries of the world. Then, a few years later, rather than rely on just the flowerbeds for the [...]
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Summer looks like a distant dream at the moment and in the UK we seem to be stuck in perpetual spring. Whilst that means cool days and cold nights it has brought about the longest lasting spring flower display in decades. It’s now mid May and I still have daffodils in bloom in my garden but [...] Yes I know it’s been a while since my last blog but, like many of you, I was caught up in the ‘fall out’ from the Icelandic volcano. I was one of the lucky ones, instead of being stranded in the UK, unable to go on holiday, guess what happened to me? Yes, whether it be [...] I’m often interested in the folklore surrounding flowers and their origins but sometimes think that it’s a shame when retailers invent stories to sell more of them. Just before Christmas I was reminded of the true meaning of flowers by a sad event in my family. My aunt, who was eighty eight years old, died in her [...] |
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