A Festival of Flowers

Salisbury Cathedral is bursting with blooms.

It is the weekend of the flower festival.

I wander around with my friends, Fiona and Sonya trying to take it all in.

There are a huge number of arrangements to fill the vast and majestic space.

They range from the bizarre to the beautiful -

I had no idea you could do such things with flowers!

I skip the more bizarre and decide to photograph those that I think look more natural or have (to my mind) a good combination of colours.

As we round the corner a pianist is sat amongst the flowers playing 'an English country garden'.

And my favourite?

Well, there are two arrangements that I particularly like.

It may be because they are beautiful and well balanced ...

or it may have a little to do with the fact they were made by my florist friend Jennifer!

One last walk to the back of the cathedral

I find some glorious hoops of roses and hydrangeas

plus a wicker wheel of gloriosa lilies.

Then off to phone Jennifer to tell her, hers were the best!