On the garden front, many have now laid down arms in the fight against dandelions and turned attention to other matters like flowers and shrubs, and adding beauty to the places we live and work.

The poppy flower (Papaver rhoeas ... who gave their lives in WWI after the publication of the poem “In Flanders Field” written by Lt. Colonel John McCrae. John McCrae was a Canadian brigade ...

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row.' In 1915, Lt-Col John McCrae, a Canadian army surgeon working in the field in France in the First World War, wrote his famously ...

But how did the distinctive red flower become such a potent ... In late 1914, the fields of Northern France and Flanders were once again ripped open as World War One raged through Europe's heart.

Jennifleurs is an independent florist on St Christopher road (Image: Jennifleurs Florist) Open 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday ...