Exotic flowers in turquoise vases: the trend for 2010

Gardeners aren’t known for slavishly following fashion, but I thought you might enjoy knowing that the trendy colour for this year is…turquoise.

Of course, this presents a slight problem to the flower industry. When you think about it, not too many petals parade in bright blue-green. Blues tend to head towards purple territory and greens acidulate towards yellow. Still the Flowers and Plants Association (FPA) has risen to the challenge.