Vegetable ‘bouquet’ at gardener’s funeral

The family of a green-fingered Herefordshire man arranged a bouquet of vegetables rather than flowers at his funeral last week.

Ernest Shelley, who was known as Robin, died at Ross Community Hospital last month, aged 92.



During his retirement, Mr Shelley had kept a large garden from which he supplied relatives with fresh vegetables.

He had no time for growing flowers and his family decided it would be more fitting to provide a vegetable tribute at his funeral at Cinderford Crematorium last Wednesday.