For the second year running, plants from Otter Nurseries will be entrancing visitors to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
The East Devon plant specialist is supplying all the flowers for the crowd-stopping Robert James trade display garden.
The garden, sited just outside the main flower marquee, is being created around a stunning collection of bronze sculptures and water features based on quintessentially English literary characters.
This year’s display at Chelsea will unveil a new figure, Christopher Robin from the AA Milne Winnie the Pooh books. He will feature...
One of the best ways of saying you’re sorry is to not beat around the bush and say how remorseful you really are. Don’t be defensive of your actions or what you said, and don’t try to downplay what happened. Also avoid the cardinal mistake of blaming the other person for your actions. Accept the fact that you were in the wrong, and make sure that you express it properly.
#2 – Write a Poem
If you are a creative person, you could write a poem or a song which shows how you feel. The key is to keep it simple, yet expressive. In case you...
Beautiful flowers will fill this historic church and the scarecrows will be parish-wide, in the theme of nursery rhymes (map provided).
A hunt the clue based around both flowers and scarecrows will keep the whole family absorbed. In the new Parish Hall next to the church will be an arts and craft exhibition, plant and cake stalls and refreshments- ploughman's lunches, cream teas cake and beverages.
There’s no better way to say it than with flowers. Which is exactly why NAFAS (The National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies) is using beautiful little bunches to spread some love around the UK on National Flower Arranging Day (Friday 2nd May 2014)
In celebration of their Emerald Anniversary, the charity plans to distribute over 60,000 bouquets across the UK embracing ‘The Lonely Bouquet’ concept on a scale never seen before.
In Devon and Cornwall, plans are in place to distribute over 50 bouquets across the region.
Chudfest Garden and Produce Show Saturday 7 September, Town Hall.
Gardeners, allotment owners and cooks will be competing for a range of trophies at the fourth annual Garden and Produce Show at Chudleigh Town Hall this Saturday.
The show, which is being organised under the Chudfest banner, includes classes for Fruit and Vegetables; Flowers and Flower arranging; Jams and Preserves; Cakes and Pies.
There are also some classes reserved for children (under 12).
Entry forms have been flooding in over the past couple of weeks and the organisers are confident they...
Come and enjoy a fantastic day out at the South West's biggest and best Wedding Show.
Packed to the brim with over 140 stands, The Wedding Show will give you the opportunity to discuss your individual requirements with experts in the business.
Make sure that you come along to experience this annual wedding extravaganza. It's a must visit for anyone planning that special day.
Highlights of The Wedding Show:
Magical, inspirational, choreographed catwalk stage shows each day
Flower enthusiasts in Exeter are being sought to help a local charity provide a colourful and fragrant environment for its patients.
Hospiscare is looking for volunteers with a flair for flower arranging to join its flower team; arranging floral bouquets from small to bigger projects around the hospice.
The hospice, based on Dryden Road, Exeter, receives donations of flowers each week from funeral tributes and supporters of the charity, as well as a huge weekly donation from the Sainsbury’s store on Alphington Road.
Volunteers currently visit the hospice on a daily...
It may be too late to get tickets for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show but there is still plenty visitors can do to get into the Chelsea mood at RHS Garden Rosemoor. The garden is looking wonderful with cheerful daffodils, woodlanders such as Trilliums, alliums, and fresh new growth unfurling in the Rock Gully. The many fruit trees are putting on exquisite blossom displays, too. If you were thinking about seeing the show gardens at Chelsea take a trip to the model gardens at Rosemoor instead. They share a similar focus on garden design and future similarly intricate planting. Irises are also...
