How to Make Sugar Gum Paste Flowers : Making a Bow with Gum Paste

Sugar gum paste can be shaped into a bow. Learn about using gum paste dough to make flowers in this free crafting video.

Expert: Judy Brosco
Bio: Judy Brosco has been doing arts and crafts as a hobby for the past 20 years. Over the years, she has participated in numerous classes and workshops and considers herself a crafting junkie.
Filmmaker: Nick Brosco

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Are you allowed to pick flowers in the wild in UK?

I have been told it is illegal, is it? And why?
Im just wundering here, caus where I come from (Scandinavia) we pick wildflowers, we still have loads of them, so could it be that in UK the reason for NOT picking flowers, is caus you don't have as much forest. Most of it was cut down for farming?

Try a google;

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=picking+wildflowers&btnG=Google+Search&meta=cr%3DcountryUK%7CcountryGB

Some are protected because they're rare. When you pick them you stop the flowers developing into seedpods, so damage their chances of breeding. Don't do it.

http://www.englishplants.co.uk/protection.html

What flowers are indigenous to the UK, that were here before the Romans came and are still here?

I'm not a gardener but it's something I've always wondered. I did a search and this site http://www.ypte.org.uk/docs/factsheets/env_facts/britains_rareflowers.html seems to be quite interesting.

i think this is the rite answer lol ! coastal shingle and grassland support rare arable plants such as Red Hempnettle, Small-flowered Buttercup and Corn Parsley

How to Make Sugar Gum Paste Flowers : Making a Calle Lily with Gum Paste: Part 2

Using gum paste to make a calle lily. Learn about using gum paste dough to make flowers in this free crafting video.

Expert: Judy Brosco
Bio: Judy Brosco has been doing arts and crafts as a hobby for the past 20 years. Over the years, she has participated in numerous classes and workshops and considers herself a crafting junkie.
Filmmaker: Nick Brosco

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What is the best website for sending flowers within the UK?


Try www.scillyflowers.co.uk for a small firm giving excellent service, growing flowers on St. Martins, one of the beautiful Isles of Scilly. This firm gives local employment to the islanders, and the flowers are grown on site, not flown in from Africa, so the environmental cost is less.

Marion Raven and Randy Flowers, MEN Arena Manchester UK 2007

Marion Raven and Randy Flowers, MEN Arena Manchester UK 2007

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What are the best flowers and bulbs to plant for the UK winter?

I'm looking to plant some outdoors flowers for winter. Don't want anything too big or shrub like, just a few small potted plants/flowers that will thrive in the cold. Any ideas as to where I could start? Am looking for preferably English plants/flowers please.

snow drops in the green & winter clematis

How to Make Sugar Gum Paste Flowers : Making a Rose Bud with Gum Paste

Make a rose bug with sugar gum paste. Learn about using gum paste dough to make flowers in this free crafting video.

Expert: Judy Brosco
Bio: Judy Brosco has been doing arts and crafts as a hobby for the past 20 years. Over the years, she has participated in numerous classes and workshops and considers herself a crafting junkie.
Filmmaker: Nick Brosco

Duration : 0:4:57

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So many beautiful flowers in the UK, what is the closest equivalent to the Texas Bluebonnet in Spring?


The Texas Bluebonnet is a type of lupine.
There are many lupines available in the UK but I don't know if any look like the bluebonnet.
Have you tried planting bluebonnets?
Don't know how well they will do there, they might not get enough light there & might get too much water but it might be woth a try.

Flowers Band from Gloucester UK plays Hawaii 5 o.

Flowers Brass Band (now PolySteel Band) from Gloucester, UK play their encore piece, the theme tune to Hawaii 5 o at Yeovil Entertainments Contest.

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