AN MP paid a visit to a plant business in Millom as part of British Flowers Week.
Trudy Harrison spent time with Jane and Graham Bradley, of Market Street Bedding Plants.
The business was begun by Mrs Bradley as a hobby in 2014 but has grown since that time.
The business's displays and hanging baskets can be seen at locations across the town, including Lapstone House residential care home and the cenotaph.
Mrs Harrison, who represents the Copeland constituency, said: “It’s clear that the venture is a labour of love for Graham and Jane, with Graham’s sisters Diane Vernon and Wendy Craik working alongside them.
"I thoroughly enjoyed meeting them and visiting their wonderful garden centre.
“I was fascinated to learn that Graham, in his lengthy forestry career, has planted over 2.5 million trees across northern England – including over one million in the Yorkshire Dales alone – and, as a keen gardener myself, I took the opportunity to pick his brain and benefit from some expert advice for my own displays.”
British Flowers Week is 'an annual, national celebration of the wealth and variety of British-cut flowers, plants and foliage'.
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