The Web’s Best Mum Blogs

by Kate on March 1, 2010

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With Mother’s Day 2010 just around the corner I decided to search high and low and here is my list of the web’s top ‘Mum Blogs….
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Top 50 Flower and Garden Blogs

by Kate on August 21, 2009

Top Flower and Garden RosetteOur list of top 50 Blogs was compiled by listing over 1400 of our favourite blogs and then calculating their popularity using the well known metrics of Alexa Ranking and Technorati Ranking for each site.

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Interflora’s Florist Competition

by Kate on August 13, 2009

Florist of the Year 2009Florists from around the UK competed to be crowned the best of young and emerging talent.

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Top 10 Fascinating Flowers

by Kate on August 11, 2009

There are millions of flower types in the world….each with unique beauty and characteristics. Here are our top ten most fascinating flowers…

Hildesheim Rose

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Thought to be the world’s oldest living rose (at over 1000 years) the Hildesheim rosebush grows on the wall of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Hildesheim, Germany. According to local legend, the rosebush predates the cathedral which was built in 872 and was the inspiration for the founding of the town. Whether the legend is true or not, the rose has become a symbol of continuity for Hildesheim, surviving a bombing in 1945 and flourishing to this day.
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Flickr’s Top 100 Flower Photographs

by Kate on August 10, 2009

We have been scouring Flickr and have picked what we think are the best 100 flower photographs. There really are some amazing photographers out there, check the images out below and congratulations to everyone that has been featured.

Nature’s Jewels by Vanda’s Pictures
Wonderful crispness of detail and nice colours. 15

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