A flower harvest is in the pink after a new green method of production boosted the crop.
The Scilly Isles, which is famed for its year-round mild climate, is reporting a bumper harvest of the quintessentially British scented pink.
As well as the weather smiling on the industry, Scilly Flowers at Churchtown Farm on the island of St Martin's, have been experimenting with a new, eco-friendly method of production.
Jon Haggerty, field manager of the farm based on the tiny off-island, has been using tubs of coir fibre resulting in a number of ecological benefits as well as increasing efficiency and reducing man hours.
Coir is a natural fibre taken from the husk of a coconut which is free of bacteria and fungal spores and removes the need for peat.
Jon began his research and development of the technique last year starting on a small scale with just two rows of pinks.
Co-owner of Scilly Flowers, Ben Julian, said: "The coir fibre method has proved a great success and we plan to begin rolling it out to the whole crop when the pink season finishes in a few weeks' time."
