For almost 30 years it gave us a wonderful show of sumptuous white semi-double
owers tinged with pink, dripping elegantly from its branches in spring.
"She left me a sum of money which I bought my little
ower shop with.
If you've not been to a fl orists for a few years, you'll be pleasantly surprised by the colours and types of fl
owers available these days.
Ower had made 12 changes from the side that had been battered by Pontypridd in midweek and included two Blues forwards in lock Bryn Griffiths and flanker Ben White; but it all made very little difference.
Strelitzia, commonly known as Birds Of Paradise, originate in South Africa but are now extremely common as a cultivated fl
ower.
Both in
ower and in seed their usually tall stems support a pompom of small
owers.
Nothing says summer quite like sunfl
owers. Try this week's step-by-step arrangement as an outdoor dining display and show off your fl oral design skills to your guests at your next barbecue.
These fl
owers are also available from your local fl orist as cut fl
owers.
Family
ower only by request please, donations in lieu if so desired to The ForgetMeNot Children''s Hospice, for which a donation plate will be available at Church.
More than 8,000 of the
owers can now be seen in memorial gardens, park cenotaphs and other
ower beds around the borough.
Both will produce a profusion of lightly scented, star-shaped fl
owers from March to May every year.
Major Wayne
Owers was honoured three times by the Queen for gallantry after saving countless lives and defusing 93 bombs in Afghanistan.