Give mum some floral fancies to mark her special day
NEED a gift for your gardening mum for Mother’s Day? HANNAH STEPHENSON has a few ideas.
AROMATHERAPY GIFT SET – PELARGONIUM AND GRAPEFRUIT,£28, DENYS & FIELDING (DENYSANDFIELDING.CO.UK)
IF your mum likes natural products made using essential oils, this plantbased gift set may be one for her. It comprises a floral, fresh bath oil, with a slant on reducing stress and enhancing mood, while grapefruit is great for combating fatigue and lifting spirits.
It comes with a matching aromatherapy votive candle with a 20+ hour burn time, a choice of candle container or a biodegradable bath mitt.
LIMITED EDITION ENGLISH LAVENDER COLLECTION, £50, 30ML, JOMALONE.CO.UK AND JO MALONE BOUTIQUES
THIS new collection from Jo Malone combines lavender with a trio of different additions to create three different scents – coriander (aromatic), silver birch (cool woodiness) and wisteria (soft florals).
The collection also includes Lavender & Musk pillow mist and diffuser.
DAPHNE ‘ETERNAL FRAGRANCE’, FROM £10.99, THOMPSON & MORGAN, THOMPSON-MORGAN.COM
IF your mum likes a shrub that offers year-round interest and fantastic spring scent, ideally in a patio pot or border, treat her to a fragrant semievergreen daphne.
It bears non-stop white blooms, which turn from pink in bud, from April to October. It has neat, compact growth, so is best appreciated in a patio pot or near a pathway, where everyone can enjoy its rich scent.
ROSA ‘MUM IN A MILLION’ £11.95 FOR BARE ROOT, PETER BEALES ROSES, CLASSICROSES.CO.UK).
INSTEAD of a bunch of roses how about living ones? Thisr hybrid tea rose, with large soft pink, highly fragrant blooms, flowers repeatedly from May until first frosts, and is ideal for beds, borders or a large patio pot.